![The destruction of the kibbutzim and the myth of “the periphery”](https://ramah.kulam.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/thumbs/pikiwiki_israel_2182_kibbutz-38cfq0agty3p95krzeatxc.jpg)
This blog post by journalist Asaf Shimoni, independent contributor to the Times of Israel, suggests a surprising link between Israel’s neglected periphery and the high incidence of kibbutzim located there. He posits that the government has intentionally marginalized and under-serviced areas surrounding the kibbutzim in order to obliterate the lingering movement which undermines the present-day state. In light of his argument, it seems the periphery refers less to geography than to political affiliation.