Government approves NIS 2b. for Holocaust survivors, the elderly
By JPOST.COM STAFF
The government on Sunday approved an additional NIS 2 billion to the country's elderly population and Holocaust survivors.
"This is a historical arrangement that will allow Holocaust survivors and the elderly to escape the poverty trap," said Welfare Minister Isaac Herzog.
The decision follows a massive public protest to improve the conditions of needy survivors in Israel, amid criticism that the government had failed to help them in their golden years.
Etgar Lefkovits contributed to this report.
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