Prior to Sunday, the average age on the kibbutz was 62. Now, with the new, younger members, the community has expanded by almost 20 percent and the average age has gone down to 52.

The number of Labor members in kibbutzim nationwide has dwindled to a mere 7,610, but they still comprise 11.5 percent of the party's members.

Goal is 'to keep state lands in the hands of Jews and provide security to individuals sent there by the state and the Kibbutz Movement.'

Prior to Sunday, the average age on the kibbutz was 62. Now, with the new, younger members, the community has expanded by almost 20 percent and the average age has gone down to 52.

The number of Labor members in kibbutzim nationwide has dwindled to a mere 7,610, but they still comprise 11.5 percent of the party's members.

Goal is 'to keep state lands in the hands of Jews and provide security to individuals sent there by the state and the Kibbutz Movement.'