ABSTRACT
People worldwide have become aware of environmentalism and understand that a sustainable way of life is arguably the major global challenge facing humankind in the twenty-first century. Zionism was and is the modern movement for physical and cultural regeneration and redemption of the Jewish people in their ancient home-land. From a religious-cultural Zionist point of view, eco-Zionism reflects the Divine triple Covenant between God, the people of Israel, and the land of Israel. Kibbutz members and others established the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel. Kibbutzim often find themselves on the front line of ecological controversy. The kibbutz movement must be understood within the context of Zionism, with the kibbutzim seeing themselves as a synthesis of political and cultural Zionism. In the case of regional kibbutz schools, the initiative of local educators is significant and is often linked to regional council initiatives.
