The first '''kibbutz''' was founded prior to the formation of the State of [[Israel]] in 1948, but became more popular as [[Israel]] grew. However, it never attained as much as 10% of the population of [[Israel]] and by 2007 was considered to be a economic failure.<ref>http://www.aapsonline.org/nod/newsofday463.php</ref>
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The first '''kibbutz''' was founded prior to the formation of the State of [[Israel]] in 1948, but became more popular as [[Israel]] grew. However, it never attained as much as 10% of the population of Israel and by 2007 was considered to be an economic failure.<ref>http://www.aapsonline.org/nod/newsofday463.php</ref>