By Eriana Rivera-Rozo, Intensive Arabic Semester

 

It cannot be denied that Israelis have a strong pioneer spirit. It was on the sweat and blood of the many waves of immigrants that this country was founded. Although the days of the first kibbutzim are past, the pioneer flame still burns in the eyes of every Israeli that moves this nation forward toward its economic, political, intellectual and diplomatic betterment. It the large cities of the Merkaz it is easy to see a modern version of the pioneer spirit within the hustle and bustle of start-up companies and fast-paced business.

 

Some may argue that it is in this area that the fate of the country is forged, but  this would ignore a crucial segment of the population; the Periphery. It is in these areas of the country that the original pioneer spirit of...