Post by papamihel on Apr 1, 2024 18:47:47 GMT
In 2010 the first Israeli scientists and technicians founded what eventually became Kibbutz Kochav Dromi. Fourteen years later, the little village they established has grown and prospered, and now boasts a population of 1,251 that includes families with children.
Kochav Dromi (Hebrew for “Southern Star”) is located on the coast of Antarctica just south of the Antarctic Circle, between Zhongshan Station and Davis Station on the shoreline of Prydz Bay, facing the Cooperation Sea. It consists of a small cluster of buildings and structures designed to withstand long months of severe winter weather. Houses and storage buildings are built with reinforced walls, and are partially recessed into the ground to help them retain heat.
Despite the rigors of the climate, the inhabitants of Kochav Dromi follow their daily routines year round. There is a school, a commissary, and a synagogue for worship services. In the warmer months the children are able to engage in sporting activities on a small playing field.
The most remarkable thing about Kibbutz Kochav Dromi is that it is practicing agriculture. Several types of crops are planted and harvested each year during the brief growing season, and the kibbutz hopes to become self-sufficient within the next decade.
Unfortunately for the residents of Kochav Dromi, aAs the kibbutz prospered and grew, hostility to its presence grew concomitantly. Various groups that advocate on behalf of Antarctica, most of them sponsored by Soros-affiliated organizations, have launched protests against the kibbutz in multiple cities in Australia, Europe, and North America. The most prominent of these groups is an organization dedicated to penguins’ rights, the Penguin Protection League (PPL), which is headquartered in Melbourne, with chapters in London, Amsterdam, Rome, Stockholm, Hamburg, New York, and Ottawa. These groups regularly stage demonstrations in front of Israeli embassies and consulates, attracting heavy media coverage. Unruly crowds of protesters may be heard chanting various slogans in unison, among them:
From the icecap to the sea,
Antarctica shall be free!
Kochav Dromi (Hebrew for “Southern Star”) is located on the coast of Antarctica just south of the Antarctic Circle, between Zhongshan Station and Davis Station on the shoreline of Prydz Bay, facing the Cooperation Sea. It consists of a small cluster of buildings and structures designed to withstand long months of severe winter weather. Houses and storage buildings are built with reinforced walls, and are partially recessed into the ground to help them retain heat.
Despite the rigors of the climate, the inhabitants of Kochav Dromi follow their daily routines year round. There is a school, a commissary, and a synagogue for worship services. In the warmer months the children are able to engage in sporting activities on a small playing field.
The most remarkable thing about Kibbutz Kochav Dromi is that it is practicing agriculture. Several types of crops are planted and harvested each year during the brief growing season, and the kibbutz hopes to become self-sufficient within the next decade.
Unfortunately for the residents of Kochav Dromi, aAs the kibbutz prospered and grew, hostility to its presence grew concomitantly. Various groups that advocate on behalf of Antarctica, most of them sponsored by Soros-affiliated organizations, have launched protests against the kibbutz in multiple cities in Australia, Europe, and North America. The most prominent of these groups is an organization dedicated to penguins’ rights, the Penguin Protection League (PPL), which is headquartered in Melbourne, with chapters in London, Amsterdam, Rome, Stockholm, Hamburg, New York, and Ottawa. These groups regularly stage demonstrations in front of Israeli embassies and consulates, attracting heavy media coverage. Unruly crowds of protesters may be heard chanting various slogans in unison, among them:
From the icecap to the sea,
Antarctica shall be free!
