Poverty in israel

Millions of Israelis, including 900,000 children, live in poverty, NII report for 2024 shows

Poverty rates remain especially high among Arab and haredi populations, who together account for 65.1% of people in poverty, nearly double their share of the population.

|ByAVIHAI CHIIM
ABOUT 41% of Jerusalem families suffer from poverty, compared to about 20% in the rest of the country.
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

The report depicts a deepening social emergency in which hunger and chronic financial stress are spreading from Israel’s weakest populations into the lower middle class.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
'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

A report from the National Insurance Institute (NII) shows a slight improvement in access to food across Israel, but it also shows that geographical and economic food inequality persist.

|ByAVIHAI CHIIM
RABBI EFRAIM DUCHMAN of Colel Chabad’s New York office inspects the baby formula in the Colel Chabad Slager Logistics Center in Be’er Tuvia

Nourishing hope: The impact of food nutrition on the working poor

For more than 3,000 Israeli families, the gift of infant formula from Colel Chabad means more than nourishment; it’s one weight off their shoulders during their hardest days

|ByALAN ROSENBAUM

Passover: Does living in Israel guarantee freedom?

We are still slaves to many outworn concepts and practices in Israel.

MARCH 31, 2022ByRABBI RON KRONISH
Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion on March 15 at the main station in Krakow, Poland, being guided by volunteers to reach a train to Berlin.

Pasta, the poor and giving - opinion

I often encourage people when making a budget to add a line item, charity. This way they are always putting money on the side in order to give.

FEBRUARY 3, 2022ByAARON KATSMAN
pasta shells with chicken and vehetables

How should Israel solve its poverty problem?

Jews, Arabs and Christians alike suffer from a high degree of poverty – a phenomenon that has only grown in recent years.

JANUARY 29, 2022ByMEIR LAYOSH
WELFARE AND Social Services Minister Meir Cohen (left) and National Insurance Institute director-general Meir Spiegler display the 2020 poverty report at a ceremony in Jerusalem.

Poverty still rampant among Israeli children - report

There has been a 43% spike in the number of children considered suicidal who are undergoing psychological therapy through the education system, and are being treated by educational psychologists.

JANUARY 25, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Israeli children wearing face masks make their way to school in Tzfat on their first day back to classes on November 1, 2020

IFCJ provides 26,500 families with heating this winter

The fellowship will provide a NIS 12.7 million endowment for personal energy bills and infrastructure.

JANUARY 19, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
International Fellowship of Christians and Jews.

Average household said to throw out NIS 615 worth of food each month

The annual food-waste report highlights the severe need for a food-rescue program.

DECEMBER 27, 2021ByZACHY HENNESSEY
A Leket employee delivers food to the eldery

Over 27% of Israelis live in poverty - LATET

Over 27% of Israelis live in poverty and 774,000 children, nearly a third (31%) of all children in Israel, live with food insecurity.

DECEMBER 26, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
A homeless person sleeps in the street on Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem on September 23, 2020, during a nationwide lockdown

Tenufa Bakehila 'sparks light' in darkened homes

Tenufa Bakehila is dedicated to rebuilding the lives of families whose living conditions are reprehensible and unsafe.

NOVEMBER 27, 2021ByELISHEVA WADLER
Tenufa Bakehila repair homes for those who are not able to afford the crucial services themselves

How can ultra-Orthodox dietary habits be improved? - study

A new study by the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University analyzed the dietary habits of the ultra-Orthodox community and offered steps to improve them.

NOVEMBER 27, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
YOUNG HAREDI students in Rehovot last year.

Givat Amal residents evicted from homes after 16-year legal battle

In 2018, a court ruled that the residents of the Tel Aviv neighborhood living there illegally but nevertheless, the decision to evict the remaining residents was not overturned

NOVEMBER 15, 2021BySHIRA SILKOFF
Residents of Givat Amal during the evictions from their neighborhood by Israel Police forces, November 15, 2021