uda ism ▁as ▁perpet u ating ▁a ▁" D ias por a ▁ment ality " ▁among ▁the ▁Jewish ▁people , ▁and ▁established ▁rural ▁communes ▁in ▁Israel ▁called ▁" k ib but z im ". ▁The ▁k ib but z ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁variation ▁on ▁a ▁" n ational ▁farm " ▁scheme , ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁co oper ative ▁agricult ure ▁where ▁the ▁Jewish ▁National ▁Fund ▁h ired ▁Jewish ▁workers ▁under ▁trained ▁super vision . ▁The ▁k ib but z im ▁were ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Ali y ah ▁in ▁that ▁they ▁put ▁great ▁emphas is ▁on ▁commun al ism ▁and ▁eg al itar ian ism , ▁representing ▁to ▁a ▁certain ▁extent ▁U top ian ▁social ism . ▁Furthermore , ▁they ▁str essed ▁self - su ffic iency , ▁which ▁became ▁an ▁important ▁aspect ▁of ▁Labor ▁Z ion ism . ▁Though ▁social ist ▁Z ion ism ▁draw s ▁its ▁insp iration ▁and ▁is ▁philosoph ically ▁founded ▁on ▁the ▁fundamental ▁values ▁and ▁spiritual ity ▁of ▁J uda ism , ▁its ▁progress ive ▁expression ▁of ▁that ▁J uda ism ▁has ▁often ▁fost ered ▁an ▁ant agon istic ▁relationship ▁with ▁Orth odox ▁J uda ism . ▁ ▁Labor ▁Z ion ism ▁became ▁the ▁dominant ▁force ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁and ▁economic ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁Y ish uv ▁during ▁the ▁British ▁Mand ate ▁of ▁Palest ine ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁dominant ▁ide ology ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁establishment ▁in ▁Israel ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁election ▁when ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Labor ▁Party ▁was ▁defeated . ▁The ▁Isra eli