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Poverty rates in Israel are among the highest - opinion
Poverty is not predetermined and gaps can be narrowed if we set our minds to it.
More Israelis are poor as gap widens between haves, have-nots
Mother attempts to sell kidney as last-ditch effort in poverty
Is it true that a third of Israel's children are poor?
About two million Israelis live below the poverty line - report
Bituach Leumi (National Insurance) published a short and overdue report from past data on poverty and inequality in Israel.
Food insecurity and the state budget: Is the right to have food political?
Out of the total NIS 480 billion budget, not one shekel was apportioned to address food insecurity, meaning food for people in need.
Likud Minister Hanegbi says complaining of hunger is 'populist bulls**t'
The minister-without-portfolio's page on Wikipedia was changed temporarily to open with the words "Tzachi Hanegbi is a corrupt, opportunistic pig."
Poverty - How many potatoes does it take to feed Israel’s hungry children?
Yad Ezra v’Shulamit is one of the largest food distribution organizations in Israel. Yet, even with its Herculean efforts they reach only a quarter of those in need.
‘More than one-quarter of Israelis poor or nearly poor’ - Report
While Israel's technological and scientific breakthroughs are impressive, it is still has the highest rate of poverty of any OECD country, according to a National Insurance Institute report.
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.
Report: 22% of Israelis lived in poverty in 2016
The figure is the highest rate in the developed world.
Israel's poor brace for government aid shortfall
Fighting the poverty by the wealth redistribution inevitably brings more poverty
NII renews larger child payments
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.
Annual report paints grim picture of poverty in Israel
According to Central Bureau of Statistics data, in 2014 there were 776,500 children living below the poverty line.