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Un recul est amorcé mais les chiffres restent inquiétants.La classe politique utilise le rapport à des fins électorales.
The party is calling for separation of the administrative bureaucracy and medical committees in an effort to reduce the long wait times at the NII.
Yesh Atid MKs, who were ministers until two weeks ago, say Netanyahu blocked reforms that could have curbed poverty.
Welfare minister Haim Katz says people must go back to work. Unemployment at record low of 4.6%.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
Some 1.65 million Israelis, and about a third of all Israeli children, live in poverty, putting it at the bottom of OECD poverty rankings.
By NIV ELIS
With regards to income inequality Israel ranked 37 out of 41 countries - meaning that the household income of a child at the bottom 10th percentile is 64.58% lower than that of the average child.
By LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI,LAHAV HARKOV
In addition, the government decision called to establish a savings account for needy children – though this measure is not expected to take effect until 2017.
The campaign, "From three one is hungry" aims to raise awareness of the poverty statistics and encourage youth to take responsibility to help combat the phenomenon.
By Lidar Gravé-Lazi
One in three children are poor, report says
By EITAN AROM,GREER FAY CASHMAN
Opposition leader says the Taub Center report is a "red card" for Netanyahu who has caused the entire state to be in overdraft.
By NIV ELIS,Lidar Gravé-Lazi
The share of young people who do not own a home increased from 43% in 2003 to 54% in 2012.
"Poverty in Israel is perceived as a problem of the poor and not as a significant threat to society,” said Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, founder of the IFCJ, “these figures are a warning sign."
Increased allotments will improve financial and living standards for 190,000 elderly citizens
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