israel poverty

A PASSERBY stops to console a poor woman in Jerusalem in 2015.

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.

By TALI NIR
31/01/2023

More Israelis are poor as gap widens between haves, have-nots

Charitable organizations play a vital role in a country where the cost of living and the gap between rich and poor are large and growing, but experts say a real solution requires government action

By KEREN SETTON/THE MEDIA LINE
19/01/2023

Mother attempts to sell kidney as last-ditch effort in poverty

Katy Sorsher Smith, a single mother of two who found herself in a dire financial situation, told radio hosts about her since-deleted LinkedIn post offering her kidney for sale.

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