Hunger
'We are never full': Palestinian prisoners claim they received little food in Israeli prisons
Samer Khawaireh, 45, told Reuters that all he was given to eat in Israel's prisons was ten thin pieces of bread over the course of a day, with a bit of hummus and tahini, and tuna twice a week.
'Apocalyptic wasteland': Biden admin. blocked warning on deteriorating Gaza situation after Oct. 7
UN says Gaza hunger crisis over, int'l media quietly ignores - analysis
Freed hostage Segev Kalfon denounces lack of support received from Israel since release
How should Israel solve its poverty problem?
Jews, Arabs and Christians alike suffer from a high degree of poverty – a phenomenon that has only grown in recent years.
Israeli representative initiates women's UN leadership network
The Israeli ambassador to the UN Agencies in Rome initiated an event with 40 other women UN leaders to encourage women to strive for key positions and develop women's leadership.
The Great American Deli Schlep aims to raise awareness about hunger
Meet the man behind the Great American Deli Schlep: a 75-day trek across the US, stopping at 41 Jewish delis to raise awareness about hunger and food insecurity.
David Hertz, world leader in using food for social change, talks Judaism
“I struggled a lot to accept the Jewishness inside of me,” Hertz said. “I always thought that I lived a deep-rooted prejudice for being gay.”
Israelis protest for release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny
"All the symptoms that he had before, they remain the same. Numbness in the arms and legs, back pain - they aren't going away... The situation is only getting worse," Alexei Liptser told Reuters.
US to revoke terrorist designation of Yemen's Houthis due to famine
The United Nations describes Yemen as the world's biggest humanitarian crisis, with 80% of its people in need.
Central Bank split piles on Yemenis’ problems
Civil war leads to crash in value of money sent back home that many families depend on to survive
Israeli supermarket employs vertical farm start-up for selling produce
The new technologies eliminate the need to rely on outdoor growers and suppliers while also providing a fresher, more eco-friendly product which needs much less water and land to grow.
NY Masbia soup kitchen now operates 24 hours a day to meet huge demands
"It's heartbreaking that this is necessary. But the need has become so great that we could not continue operating like we did even a few months ago," said a Masbia board co-chairman.
Meet Viki Slavin, a hi-tech champion who feeds the hungry during COVID-19
After sleeping at the Moscow airport as a Jewish child in the USSR seeking to come to Israel, Slavin is the head of her own hi-tech company.
