This is the Forward’s coverage of the kibbutz movement and kibbutzim which are collective communities traditionally based around agriculture in Israel.
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Fast Forward 2 years after Oct. 7 shattered them, Israel’s border kibbutzim are drawing new dreamers
But some of the communities battered by the massacre remain largely empty
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Special Report American Jews asked to pick sides in wrenching debate over how to rebuild kibbutz hit hardest on Oct. 7
Nir Oz survivors, split over where to resettle, are caught between a dysfunctional Israeli government and wary American philanthropists
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Opinion The IDF’s first investigation into Oct. 7 should be a death knell for Israel’s government
If anyone needed more proof of the abysmal official failures that contributed to the devastation of Oct. 7, now they have it
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Opinion Almost 5 months after Oct. 7, my Israeli brother-in-law still wonders ‘what the hell happened?’
Far from recovered after the Hamas attack, the residents of the Negev are dealing with a 'post-post traumatic' new reality
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Fast Forward Israeli military confirms hostage died in failed rescue attempt a month ago
Sahar Baruch, who was kidnapped from Kibbutz Be’eri on Oct. 7, died in early December
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Looking Forward Red stickers for killed, black for kidnapped: Bearing witness to the massacre at Kibbutz Nir Oz
'It’s like this kibbutz I know, but where is everybody?' asked one hostage's daughter
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Looking Forward ‘People thought we were dead’: They spent 27 hours under fire from Hamas — then Netanyahu used their home for an Elon Musk photo op
How YouTube cartoons, a child's comb, Bamba and psalms helped a young family survive Oct. 7
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News ‘House of horrors’: Shaken and tearful, a dozen New York politicians visit the devastation at a kibbutz near Gaza
The 12 Democrats said they are committed to sharing what they saw with their constituents
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