Published: 29 October 2019
Last updated: 4 March 2024
THE LATEST CHAPTER of the long running feud between the Kibbutz Movement and HaNoar Ha’oved VeHalomed/Dror Israel (which is the sister movement of Habonim Dror Australia) has taken a bizarre turn.
Minutes from the October meeting of the Kibbutz Movement state that bogrim from Dror Israel have been visiting youth in Habonim Australia which violates their agreement. The minutes fail to acknowledge that the visitors were bogrim of Habonim Dror Australia, who made aliyah and were visiting their home countries and the kenim there.
The minutes further state that “As we have discovered that in recent weeks, members from Dror Israel in Australia and other places are acting in opposition to Habonim Dror Olami…. and we are not satisfied with these latest developments.
Therefore, it has been decided not to allocate the monies promised to HaNoar HaOved in our 2019 budget. The money will only be transferred when members of Dror Israel abide by their side of the agreement (to cease contact with their overseas branches)”.
FULL STORY Kibbutz movement feud with Habonim Dror Australia olim takes bizarre turn (Times of Israel)
