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Tal Paz-Fridman's 'The Uniqueness of Waves XXV,' taken at dusk at the Tel Aviv port; for this photographer, the series is a practice of photographic meditation - an attempt to calm the inner waves with awareness of the here and now (Courtesy Tal Paz-Fridman)
August 10, 2019, 10:23 am
Through the lens, photographer finds solace in the land
Raised in the shadow of tragedy, Tal Paz-Fridman uses his camera to seek peace. His photos resonate with others, too
By Jessica Steinberg
In this file photo taken on April 9, 2019 Spain's Foreign Minister Josep Borrell attends a press conference after meeting with his Slovenian counterpart in Ljubljana. - Josep Borrell was appointed head of the European diplomacy on July 2, 2019. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP)
July 3, 2019, 4:13 am
Nominee for EU foreign policy chief has 2 kids from partner he met on kibbutz
Outspoken Spanish diplomat Josep Borrell has been frequent critic of Trump and led efforts to revive Spain’s reputation after failed secession attempt in Catalonia
By AFP
Kibbutz members harvesting grain at Ein Harod, 1938 (Kluger Zoltan/GPO)
January 28, 2019, 6:13 pm
Kibbutzim inject some $30 million into local startups
Investments are part of the push made by the collective communities to take a bite of Israel’s booming tech scene
By Shoshanna Solomon
European Parliament President Josep Borrell gives a farewell speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, on January 15, 2007. (AFP PHOTO / Frederick FLORIN/File)
June 6, 2018, 11:25 pm
Spain’s new foreign minister met his first wife on an Israeli kibbutz
Josep Borrell, 71, is a staunch critic of Catalan independence; was European parliament president in 2004-2007
By AFP and TOI staff
Israel used carrier pigeons to ferry messages from the battlefield to Israeli military headquarters during the 1948 war. (Courtesy)
From the WebApril 17, 2018, 10:16 pm
Kibbutz celebrates carrier pigeons’ role in 1948 victory
A newly restored dovecot at Givat Brenner educates on some of the War of Independence’s lesser known heroes, Reuters reports
Camels rest at the night camp after grazing in the open all day near Kibbutz Kalya, in the West Bank, February 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
March 18, 2018, 2:47 pm
Bedouin revert to nomadic lifestyle for camel birthing season
Men leave modern life behind and bring sons and hundreds of camels to area near Kibbutz Kalya by the Dead Sea to continue ancient traditions
By Oded Balilty
Bill Slott
February 11, 2018, 2:42 pm
Bill Slott
40 years of Elvis in the Judean Hills
What a little diner paying tribute to the King says about Israel’s place in the global arena
Youth Aliya members from Germany dancing the hora at Kibbutz Ein Harod, 1936 (Kluger Zoltan/GPO)
December 31, 2017, 11:55 am
Claiming to be Israel’s first startup ventures, kibbutzim jump on tech bandwagon
Cooperatives are investing in startups, providing them test beds for their technologies, and setting up their own ventures
By Shoshanna Solomon
Alison Pick (Emma Lee Photography)
October 21, 2017, 6:12 am
Acclaimed Canadian author explores dark side of pioneers’ Zionist utopia
On first Israel visit, Alison Pick delves into human drama of early 1920s kibbutz life to write her compelling new novel, ‘Strangers with the Same Dream’
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Somjit, a Buddhist Thai worker at kibbutz Tirat Tzvi, harvests lulavs ahead of Sukkot, September 27, 2017. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
October 4, 2017, 8:34 am
Largest lulav-harvesting kibbutz has fronds in high places
Tirat Zvi has perfected the art of the palm frond, part of the lucrative Four Species industry that flourishes for one week out of the year, during the festival of Sukkot
By Melanie Lidman and Video by Luke Tress
Workers sitting on tractor on Kibbutz Ruhama, Israel, October 2016. (Courtesy of Ran Ferdman)
August 16, 2017, 4:46 am
Can medical marijuana revive Israel’s kibbutz movement?
After decades of stagnation, the communities are betting big on the herb
By Andrew Tobin
A man looks at a sign for the 50th anniversary celebrations of Kfar Etzion at the entrance to Kfar Etzion, in the West Bank on January 30, 2017. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
June 3, 2017, 8:31 am
Residents of historic Israeli settlement say they have returned home
After the Six Day War, former residents of Kfar Etzion seized the opportunity to resettle the West Bank kibbutz
By Michael Blum
Peter Geffen
May 23, 2017, 3:58 pm
Peter Geffen
June 4, 1967
What happens when you heed Ben-Gurion’s call to fight for Israel — and why winning takes longer than six days
A wind farm near Kibbutz Ein Zivan on the Golan Heights (Flash90)
March 25, 2017, 7:30 am
Kibbutz movement to celebrate 50 years of settlements in Golan
Left-wing members protest event, saying ‘celebrating occupation’ is wrong
By JTA
Yael Neeman grew up as part of an extreme communal 'experiment' on Kibbutz Yehiam. (Courtesy)
November 13, 2016, 6:45 am
In the kibbutz children’s house, we grew up speaking in plural, writes memoirist
Newly released in English, Israeli Yael Neeman’s portrait of her 1960s Socialist childhood is ripe to resonate with US Millennials exploring communal living
By Jen Maidenberg
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