117,000 residents,they are home to about 17 percent of Israel's total population.While this percentage is small,the impact of the kibbutzim on Israeli society has been enormous.Many figures who have helped shape the nation were raised on such communes.For example,the first child born on the Degania kibbutz,Moshe Dayan,grew up to become one of Israel's foremost generals and later the country's defense minister.
But life on a kibbutz is not without its drawbacks.It was clear