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‘dedication to agricultural labour and Jewish renewal (Horrox 2009 , 31),’ and many former members of ha-Poel ha-Za’ir would go on to play important roles in Mapai — a Labor Zionist pary formed from its merger with Ahdut Haavodah under the leadership of David Ben-Gurion — Hofshi remained true to his mentor's original vision. Rising tensions between Jewish returnees and the local Arab population caused Hofshi to question the feasibility of living ‘year after year in an atmosphere of hatred, anxiety, the clash of weapons, endless gunfire and nightly