Poverty in israel

Can you really take people out of poverty? Pitchon Lev says it is already doing it

A child raised in poverty in Israel today has a 78% chance of remaining in poverty as an adult. Pitchon Lev has helped 84% of the young people in its program break that cycle

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH PITCHON LEV
The right support can help change the trajectory of a person’s future, says Eli Cohen, CEO of Pitchon Lev.
ABOUT 41% of Jerusalem families suffer from poverty, compared to about 20% in the rest of the country.

Israel’s 30 glorious years – and the social Darwinism we built along the way - opinion

If we can mobilize hundreds of billions to fight a military war, why can we not mobilize less than 10 billion to fight the war against poverty?

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

The war exposed Israel’s greatest social vulnerability - opinion

At this moment in Israel’s history, standing with the most vulnerable is not charity: It is an expression of solidarity and a choice about the kind of society we are determined to build.

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

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

New political party established to help Arab elderly living in poverty

The number of elderly Arabs is expected to double by 2045.

JANUARY 31, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Disabled elderly man using a walker to help him walk.

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.

JANUARY 22, 2021ByMAARIV ONLINE
Poverty in Tel Aviv

Thousands of Israelis pushed into poverty amid COVID-19 pandemic - report

Compared to the year before, some 268,000 new households - around 3% of the population - were pushed into poverty.

DECEMBER 9, 2020ByZACHARY KEYSER
A beggar sits and asks for money amid the coronavirus crisis, Jerusalem, 2020

In Israel’s desert, JNF UK working to restore dignity to underprivileged

The Jerusalem Post learns about special projects for Israel’s poorest populations.

NOVEMBER 18, 2020ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Svetlana Grosha, who oversees the wellbeing of those who work at the "factory." "We have everyone here," she says.

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.

OCTOBER 15, 2020ByGIDI KROCH
AN ELDERLY man searches through a garbage can in Jerusalem in 2017.

Amidar public housing splits units to meet demand, charges resident twice

The Housing and Construction Ministry and Amidar split units rather than purchasing or building new ones in order to provide more housing and meet the vast demand for public housing.

OCTOBER 4, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A housing project in Katamon Het.

Thousands of Israeli kids expected to drop out of school over poverty

52,830 first graders beginning their education this week are poor, the Latet NGO warns

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Children are returning to school in Israel amid the coronavirus pandemic. August 24, 2020.

Two million Israelis lose income during COVID-19, fear poverty

It is feared that in 2021 many middle-class families will be reduced to poverty and food aid.

AUGUST 17, 2020ByHAGAY HACOHEN
A man searches through trash in the city center of Jerusalem, June 02 2020.

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."

JULY 5, 2020ByIDAN ZONSHINE
After saying that complaining of hunger is "populism" and "bullshit," Minister Tzachi Hanegbi's Wikipedia page was changed.

Sabina Alkire and the Boris Mints Institute Prize

Alkire was recognized for her exceptional contribution to the understanding of the dynamics and implications of poverty.

MAY 27, 2020BySTEVE LINDE
PROF. SABINA ALKIRE, director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative at Oxford University.