Israel Poverty

Taub report: Economic slowdown, high poverty and inequality in Israel in 2017

"A State of the Nation 2017," produced by the Taub Center, offers a snapshot of the socioeconomic condition of Israel in 2017.

State of Child report finds 1 in 3 children under poverty line in Israel

Opposition leader MK Isaac Herzog (Zionist Union) blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud) for the bleak report.

Taub: Inequalities in municipal welfare budgeting

The study also found that most of the gaps in per-client budget allocation can be explained by the different care frameworks for the needy.

National Food Bank CEO: NIS 8b. worth of edibles wasted annually

“We are throwing away good food people can eat and nobody is doing anything to fix it.”

Leket Israel buys land to grow food for the needy

The land is predicted to grow enough produce to feed about 2,700 people daily.

Poverty is not a must for Holocaust survivors

Meet just a few of the survivors whose lives have been changed by the “Aviv for Holocaust Survivors” Organization.

Israel's poor brace for government aid shortfall

NGO report paints grim picture of state of children in Israel

"There are too many hardships and too few responses in education, welfare, health, law enforcement and the protection of children."

More than 1 in 5 Israelis live in poverty, highest in developed world

When compared to other OECD countries, Israel still has the highest poverty rates of all developed countries.

State blamed as shocking new report highlights deep poverty across Israel

1,412,000 adults and 1,024,000 children live under the poverty line, with 1 in 3 poor children skipping meals.