The kibbutzim embraced the amendment meant to enlarge and densify them. Has it turned from a blessing into a curse?

At the Globes kibbutz growth conference, Amendment 5 to NOP 35 was discussed, which allows canceling the limit on housing units in kibbutzim and increasing density. Attorney Michi Dorori argued that the state is thwarting the plan through the fine print, while Rafi Elmaliach from the Planning Administration defended it. The amendment is at the objections stage.

At the Globes kibbutz growth conference, in collaboration with Discount Bank and the Kibbutz Movement, a panel was held on Amendment 5 to NOP 35, which allows canceling the limit on housing units in kibbutzim and increasing density. Attorney Michi Dorori, director of the legal department at the Kibbutz Movement, argued that the state asked the kibbutzim to grow and densify, but is now thwarting the plan through the fine print. Rafi Elmaliach, CEO of the Planning Administration, responded that the plan advances the goals but cannot allow each kibbutz an individual plan. Dr. Idit Shachnai Ran, an architect from the Technion, emphasized that the decision on the size of a kibbutz should be social and value-based, not technical. Tomer Grinspoon from Discount Bank presented the bank as enabling financing for construction in kibbutzim despite regulatory uncertainty. The amendment is at the objections stage.

The kibbutzim embraced the amendment meant to enlarge and densify them. Has it turned from a blessing into a curse?