Uri Aguz: Lech Lecha to the Land – The Pioneering Covenant of Kibbutzniks and Farm Settlers

Uri Aguz writes a personal column on pioneering and settlement, linking the kibbutz pioneers to modern outposts in Judea and Samaria. She describes a fictional story of a young family considering establishing a farm, grappling with security fears after October 7, and quotes Yitzhak Tabenkin as an advocate for settlement across the land.

Uri Aguz writes a personal column on pioneering and settlement, linking the kibbutz pioneers to modern outposts in Judea and Samaria. She opens with childhood memories of missing out on the pioneering past, and describes her marriage to a member of a Hashomer Hatzair gar'in who founded Kibbutz Harish. She then quotes Yitzhak Tabenkin, a leader of the United Kibbutz Movement, who encouraged settlement across the land after the Six-Day War. The core of the article is a fictional story about a young family considering establishing a farm in Judea and Samaria. The wife fears security dangers, especially after the events of October 7, while the husband is enthusiastic and compares the move to the Tower and Stockade pioneers. Aguz mentions the PLO's plan and illegal Palestinian construction in Area C as justification for establishing the farms, and argues that everyone—from Abraham to the settlers—writes a line in the story of the land. The article ends with a call to support independent journalism of Zman Yisrael.