For this blog, I am mainly going to reiterate what I said in class. I thought Mr. Wark’s presentation was very informative and interesting. Having been to Israel many times in the past with my family, I am well aware of the minuscule size of the country (approx. the size of NJ) and the extreme differences in the weather for such a small place. Though I have known all of this information, I never really gave it much thought. When you really think about it, for a place the size of NJ to have snow on one end, and hot sunny weather on the other is ridiculous.

I also found interesting what Mr. Wark said about the people living in Israel during that time. From what I remember, he said that communities of people were scarce and far apart. Because of this, these groups of people were mainly self sufficient and lived off of the land, growing and cultivating for themselves. When hearing this, I was reminded of the kibbutzim in Israel. Though they were more common in the mid 20th century, they are still around. In these kibbutzim, groups of people work together in a socialist environment. Together as a whole, these communities (kibbutzim) are self sufficient, just as how the people were living in Israel (Palestine, I guess) long before like Mr. Wark said.