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source of inspiration for society at large; fewer of its members fulfil senior positions . In fact, kibbutz members have lost much of their self­esteem and because they no longer consider themselves as a part of the leading team, they have ceased to act like one . The kibbutz movement's status and its power are part and parcel of certain internal and external processes . Integration within society at large and the mutual relations that were formed as a result, provide an explanation for the fact that kibbutz has become a kind of Samson whose tresses are shorn and being sightless, is at the mercy of alien and even hostile economic and political forces . The causes that have led to this situation may be summed up as follows : Belief in Collaboration : Asociety's or a community's power . 1 is also based on its opinions, its beliefs and its wish to collaborate . If all these have deteriorated among kibbutz members, if their ideological commitment has abated, if definitions are debatable or...  To the book