Poverty

‘Refrigerators are empty’: Iran protests spark civilian cries for regime collapse - interview

“Refrigerators are empty. Pockets are empty. Every day, people see themselves becoming poorer," one protester told The Jerusalem Post.

People walk past stores as the value of the Iranian Rial drops, in Tehran, Iran, December 30, 2025.
 ABOUT 41% of Jerusalem families suffer from poverty, compared to about 20% in the rest of the country.

Growing class of 'war poor' Israelis pushed into poverty post-October 7, report warns

An illustrative image of a teenager with the word "HATE" written on their hand.

A symptom of adult failure: Why 40% of Israeli teens exhibit violent, aggressive behavior - opinion

'THERE IS such a big supply of food and so many hungry people; the problem is in the distribution and in the method of getting it out there.’

Nearly three million Israelis face food insecurity, including one million children, report finds


WATCH: A Pitchon-Lev volunteer tells her story

American volunteer Drea Rice speaks with Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO - Strategy and innovation for the Jerusalem Post, about her work with Pitchon-Lev.

 American Volunteer Drea Rice

IDF: Hamas officials keeping Gazans in poverty, suffering

Following the IDF's invasion, it has been discovered that Hamas has been hoarding wealth away from Gazans living in poverty.

 Palestinians gather to collect water, amid shortages of drinking water, as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 15, 2023.

Pitchon-Lev - Israel's beating heart in peace and in war

WATCH: Eli Cohen, CEO of Pitchon-Lev, one of Israel’s foremost humanitarian organizations in conversation with Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO - Strategy & Innovation for the Jerusalem Post.

 Eli Cohen, CEO, Pithon-Lev

Pitchon Lev CEO calls for price controls in face of rising food prices

Among those affected are impoverished families, whose struggles have only increased since the beginning of the conflict.

 CEO of Pitchon Lev Eli Cohen

Poor and working-class Jews are underrepresented in pop culture, new analysis argues

TEN estimates that one in five Jewish American households earn less than $50,000 a year.

Homeless person on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem.