Akiva Orr

Born in Berlin in 1933. He immigrated to Palestine with his parents after the Nazis came to power in 1934. Akiva served in both the Haganah and the IDF. After the seamen's strike of 1951 in Haifa, in which he participated, Akiva decided to join the Communist Party of Israel and became critical of Zionism, ideologically and practically. In 1962 Akiva was expelled from the CPI and, along with Moche Machovar, Oded Pilavsky and Jeremy Kaplan formed Matzpen - Socialist Organization in Israel.

Kibbutz Members as Men of Morals

Tuesday, 17 August 2010 05:21 Boaz Evron, Yedioth Ahronot

This article first appeared in the Hebrew-language daily Yedioth Ahronot in 1978. Translated to English by Akiva Orr

The subject of this article is one of the most fascinating aspects of Israeli psychology, namely, the personality of young Kibbutz** members as men of morals.

Comments on the Egalitarian Character of the

Monday, 28 December 2009 16:37 Akiva Orr

Histadrut poster from the 1940s stating "Let Us Work! Buy Local Goods," meaning Jewish made goods. The General Union of the Hebrew Workers in Eretz Israel (Histradut) was established in 1920 and its first leader was David Ben Gurion. In the membership card of each member was written that the Histradut is an organization, the goal of which is the establishment of the Hebrew working class. What is the meaning of

Israel: Not a Jewish State, A Zionist State

Tuesday, 01 September 2009 21:45 Akiva Orr for the Alternative Information Center (AIC)

David Ben-Gurion reads the Israeli Declaration of Independence on 14 May 1948. The Zionist movement and its State

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Kibbutz Members as Men of Morals

Comments on the Egalitarian Character of the

Israel: Not a Jewish State, A Zionist State