A quick perusal of Wikipedia reveals:
a) At peak, less than one in 12 Israelis lived on kibbutzim; many of the kibbutzim were basically military settlements at the border. Today, only about 1 in 45 are kibbuzniks.
a) At peak, less than one in 12 Israelis lived on kibbutzim; many of the kibbutzim were basically military settlements at the border. Today, only about 1 in 45 are kibbuzniks.
https://twitter.com/SandraEckersley/status/1437019110911602688
b) Only 9 years after Degania was founded, the first moshav came into existence (moshav being farming communities with some socialist features, built around family farms).
c) Moshavim outnumber kibbuzim around 450 to 270; people prefer their own homes & land.
c) Moshavim outnumber kibbuzim around 450 to 270; people prefer their own homes & land.
d) 15 years after Degania was founded, the first kibbutzim economic crisis hit; they have recurred frequently.
e) The socialist egalitarianism of the kibbutz movement has been very badly eroded over time.
e) The socialist egalitarianism of the kibbutz movement has been very badly eroded over time.
So, in a country basically founded by dedicated socialists, the vast majority prefer a non-collectivist existence. This has been true since agriculture was invented. I see no reason to suppose this will ever change.
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