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


Knesset marks national day for the fight against poverty

Lobby launches an action plan to break the poverty cycle for Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, as well as a new report showing 42% of families re-enter poverty after being out of poverty for a while.

 The committee for the fight against poverty, headed by by MKs Pnina Tamano-Shata and Avraham Betzalel.

Break the cycle of poverty for the sake of our kids - opinion

The outsourcing of social services must include a mandate for measuring social value.

 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.

VAT increase will mean many in Israel go hungry - opinion

The increase in VAT will overwhelm the many families who are already barely keeping afloat.

 Takiat Ibrahim soup kitchen, Hebron, on the West Bank, April 4, 2023.

'We are there for them': IFCJ doubles aid to NIS 26.6m. for Israel's needy amid war

Since October 7, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews has distributed over 132 million dollars towards enhancing the security of the civilian home front.

 IFCJ Representatives Deliver to Rivka Krichevski

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

The NII also stressed that the cost of living was 4.2% higher in 2023 than in 2022 and that this followed a 4.4% increase in the year before.

 People beg on the streets of Jerusalem.

Israel is losing the war on poverty - opinion

The war on poverty is just as existential for hundreds of thousands of families struggling with it. As of now, however, in this area, the outcome appears to be absolute loss.

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

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

The emotional state of children of aid recipients was also more significantly impacted by the war.

The face of childhood housing poverty

The war is not an excuse to neglect the fight against poverty - opinion

Security challenges require us to unite as a society, but they must not become an excuse to neglect the state’s basic duty toward its citizens.

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich addresses the Knesset plenum, earlier this year. While the government is busy formulating the state budget for 2025, it appears that the war has become a convenient excuse to ignore the deep social crisis in which Israel finds itself, the writer argues.

'Liberating Gaza': A path forward to save Gazan Palestinians from poverty - review

At a time of uncertainty about how the Gaza conflict can be brought to a satisfactory conclusion, Liberating Gaza offers a clear path forward. This is indeed a book for the times.

 Palestinians receive food packages from the World Food Program (WFP) of the United Nations, in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on September 10, 2024

'I am suffering deep down': Myanmar's poor travel to India to sell their organs

For a little over $3,000, Myanmar's poor are selling their organs.

A 15-year-old Rohingya boy, who said he was abducted for conscription by a military-aligned Rohingya insurgent group, poses for a picture in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, June 26, 2024.