A communal settlement (, Yishuv Kihilati) in
Israel is type of
cooperative community that in contrast to a
Kibbutz or a
Moshav involves no economic cooperation between the residents. Cooperation is on a societal level only; education, religious actives and public works are some issues planned based on communal decision making. Residents form a legal cooperative union that is recognised by the state as the local authority.
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