The organization Latet, which provides assistance to needy populations in
Israel, released on Monday its annual alternative poverty report, which paints
2012 as “a bad year” for Israel.
Some of the report’s most disturbing
facts where those in regards to children of needy families in the
country.
According to the data, which was presented at a conference in
Rishon Letzion on Monday morning, half of the children of needy families, who
are still minors, are forced to work today, a sharp increase compared to 2011
when this number only came up to 19 percent. In general, this means that one out
of five Israeli children have had to drop out of school for this
purpose.
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