What is good enough for Boris Yeltsin is good enough for Moshav Nahalal.
The famous farming cooperative in the Jezreel Valley voted overwhelmingly last week to discard socialism after 71 years in favor of a market economy.
Henceforth it will be a moshava, allowing non-farm families to join the village and pursue their private vocations or professions individually.
The vote was not even close — 81-6 in favor of perestroika.
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