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People beg on the streets of Jerusalem.

Poverty and inequality in Israel is high and worrying, the National Insurance Institute says

VOLUNTEERS GIVE away food packages to elderly people in southern Tel Aviv in November 2024.

Israel is losing the war on poverty

By ERAN WEINTROB

The face of childhood housing poverty

Nearly 30% of Israelis, over 600,000 children living in poverty

ELI COHEN, CEO of Pitchon Lev. The organization provides a voice to those plagued by poverty, representing them through advocacy and promoting legislative change, says the writer.

Beyond simple charity: A nonprofit empowers the poor to become independent

Members of the Bedouin community in Southern Israel, convene a meeting with journalists, demanding justice for the death of their relative, Osama Abu Eissa, who was executed by Hamas terrorists during the October 7th attack, near Hura village, Israel November 9, 2023

Knesset: Finance Ministry failing to provide employment services to Negev's Bedouins

A HOLOCAUST survivor examines foodstuffs she received from a nonprofit aiding impoverished survivors, in Beit Shemesh.

Echoes of struggle: half of Holocaust survivors unable to afford food, medicine

By ELI ASHKENAZI

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish family performs the Kaparot ritual in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood, September 20, 2015

Israel ranks low in OECD children’s poverty standings

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

A group of members of Knesset volunteer at a Pitchon-Lev facility.

Pitchon-Lev has been chosen as a partner by the Knesset. Here is why

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Food organized in a refrigerator.

Israel's High Court stops 'discriminatory' food voucher plan

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Is the food you're taking from the fridge definitely yours? (illustrative)

High Court puts temporary ban on food stamps amid accusations of discrimination

By ARIELLA MARSDEN

Amira’s Story - breaking the cycle of poverty in Dimona

By ALAN ROSENBAUM

Oded Malcha

The reverse mortgage option

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Ya'akov Margi, Minister of Welfare and Social Affairs

Breaking the cycle of poverty

By ALAN ROSENBAUM

The Food Security program graduates.

Haifa University’s new food security program graduates inaugural class

By ZACHY HENNESSEY

THE 2023 overall municipal budget: A record-breaking NIS 14.4 billion.

This week in Jerusalem: Money time

Rev. Peter Fast and Rev. Rebecca Brimmer

Bridges for Peace: The bulwark of Christian support for Israel - opinion

By ILSE STRAUSS

CHOOSING BETWEEN bread and milk: 47% of Jerusalemites live below the poverty line (Illustrative).

How can Israel address rampant food insecurity? - opinion

By ARON TROEN , RONI STRIER

BNEI BRAK: The thing that is unacceptable is forcing a life of poverty and deprivation upon those who want to work, says the writer.

Haredi society is forcing poverty, deprivation on those that want to work - opinion

By COOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN