The Israeli Kibbutz experiment proves that Jews are not just financial middle men

 The Israeli Kibbutz  experiment proves that Jews are not just financial middle men

Some founders of the Kibbutz movement in Israel were influenced by the ideals of Ancient Sparta, particularly in education and communal living.^[
Joseph Baratz, one of the pioneers of the kibbutz movement, wrote a book about his experiences.^[8]

'We were happy enough working on the land, but we knew more and more certainly that the ways of the old settlements were not for us. This was not the way we hoped to settle the country—this old way with Jews on top and Arabs working for them; anyway, we thought that there shouldn't be employers and employed at all. There must be a better way.^['