Due to the growing need for housing, overcrowded cities are beginning to affect the nature of living in Israel. A special type of rural community settlement, called a Moshav, sharpens the inequality among the population, because the spacious nature of life in the Moshav may be regarded by city dwellers as "lavish". The existing tensions between the city and the rural settlement can be physically identified, especially in the center of the country, where one can see urban areas with a density of 20 units per dunam in contrast to rural areas with a density of less than 2 units per dunam. Some settlements have been completely swallowed by a city, while others surround the city, preventing it from spreading out. The seamline that separates the urban from the rural area is always in dispute. In Israel, we learn that cities usually have the upper hand. Under the guise of a "national housing crisis", the state confiscates agricultural land in favor of urban expansion. For the majority of people, the only affiliation to agriculture is seeing the fields on the side of the road when driving around the country. But it's hard to imagine what the country would look like without them. In addition to the national food security provided by local agriculture, it is important to acknowledge their tremendous scenic significance. From delving into official government documents, as well as examining the logic of this cooperative community, which has been in existence in Israel for over 100 years, I created a list of values. Using architectural tools, I will present my future vision of the Moshav, with an emphasis on its basic unit - the family farm or the "nahala".
