Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityHamahanot Haolim – a century-old 'pioneering, socialist Zionist youth group' – says it is exploring the possibility of building a new Kibbutz in the West Bank, arguing that leftists should populate the area rather than far-right outposts inhabited by violent settlersShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYair Foldes10:00 AM • August 26 2026 IDTA left-wing youth movement has been seeking in recent months to establish a new settlement in the West Bank's Jordan Valley, aiming to populate the area with a left-wing presence, instead of far-right settlers who are often involved in violence against Palestinians.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ZionismPalestiniansIsrael settlementsWest BankJordan Oslo accordsIsrael Labor PartyOctober 7KibbutzimCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesZvi SuccotNetanyahuHasan PikerBen-GurionSyriaIsrael Space PollSliman MansourHaQuizHaaretz PodcastJoe Rogan of the Left? Hasan Piker Is Much More of a KardashianHaaretz CartoonTrump Sends Saudi Nuclear Deal to Congress but Says Riyadh Must Recognize IsraelJewish Democrats Say El-Sayed Is Making Inroads Securing Community's SupportNetanyahu Invited Israelis to Call Him. Experts Warn He Just Wants Their DataRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With IsraelBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaGermany Found Its Israeli Villain. Will It Continue to Ignore What Produced Him?AIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California Progressive