The Galut needs a strong Jewish state a Military Legacy after the Shoahs and I believe can help more to plug the gaps .Livni in Justice and Lapid in Finance need to insure the Donations go where they are needed .That is part of their Task .

Computer science? rich girl from Tel Aviv, I see how can your opinion be "there is no other way, we have to tax everybody more!"

Sorry to disappoint you but after fundraiser fees, operating expenses, cooked accounting reports claiming fiscal deficit and a host of other black holes - little or none of your donations ever make it to their intended destination. Before you make a donation to any Israeli non-profit, check their IRS-Form 990. If they are in the red, stay away from them. My advice, if you want to help Israel is to make a DIRECT DEPOSIT into the account of any Israeli soldier living in a poor area (most people in any development town in Israel are living below the poverty line). The people running the non-profits here in Israel (and most places) ARE the 1%. THEY live very well from your donations. ..they're not doing it for the Mitzvah.

if you neglect them now, they will neglect you later. Invest in life - make that life matter, that's a great part of the Jewish tradition. "Instruct the child in the ways he will grow so that when he's old he will not depart from them." This is a terrible indictment on Israel I hope it will change.

I donate to a girls orphanage in Israel, the money goes directly to the educational and health needs and services of the girls. Each of us is responsible to make sure that our dollars reach the intended person not making an agency worker wealthy.

I paid for my own kids dentist. Now they are older and I have to pay for other peoples kids too? If you tax the rich too much they leave the country and take their money with them. If you tax luxury goods, people will buy them abroad. I bought a very nice watch on the internet because the same thing was many times more expensive here. A relative brought it here for me when he came to visit. How about we cancel all child allowances and reduce taxes a bit so we can all take care of our own kids with pride? Only those too old and sick or handicapped to work get help from the gvpt.

perhaps people should plan having children according to how many they can actually provide for - with pride, dignity and without asking for handouts.

But former Deputy Health Minister Lietzman had a law passed to include free dental treatment particularly for the Haredim. As for the "rich", let them go. From what I see the rich are being taxed all over the world and jobs abroad are not exactly falling from the trees! The USA, once the "Goldena Medinah" is looking a bit dull these days. If the Government really wants to help then throw the damn Palestinians working in Israel out and let Abbas give them work. Then throw out the "illegals" who have crossed into Israel from Muslim Africa illegally! Yishai failed miserably as Minister of the Interior and now it is up to Minister Gidon Sa'ar to fix it! I agree with you about the exorbitant prices but when a government lets the unions like El-Al, the Railways, the Harbors and the Electrical Corp hold the country to ransom and that same government allows the Water Companies to get away with nothing short of grand theft, what do you expect?

They don't really add up to any real help at all,150 sheckles is nothing . I feel it is the parents responsibility to pay for their kids, and one should not live above their means, so if you can only afford to have 2 children on your salaries then have only two kids why should my tax money go to support those people who have 4+ kids and no income at all?

MEANWHILE THESE OTHERS...DRIVING LUXURY CARS...AT POOR TAX-PAYERS EXPENSE.. CUTTING CHILD CARE BENEFITS? OPPRESSING THE POOR?? = MAJOR SIN OBVIOUSLY MR LAPID DOESN'T KNOW OR FOLLOW GOD'S HOLY BIBLE=WORD=BAD NEWS FOR ISRAEL DENTAL CARE & FOOD=BASICS SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTED MR LAPID SHOULD - IF HE CARES SO MUCH FOR ISRAELI PEOPLE ..TRADE IN HIS LUXURY CAR & ALL MK'S TAKE A PAY CUT.. GIVE ALL PROCEEDS TO HELP FEED-SUBSIDIZE POOR ELDERLY & PROVIDE A HOT NUTRITIOUS SCHOOL LUNCH FOR POOR CHILDREN- AT LEAST THEN ..THEY WOULD RECEIVE ONE DESCENT MEAL A DAY = PUT LAPID WORDS-MONEY WHERE HIS MOUTH-HEART IS JUST A GOD SUGGESTION.. SHELLY - GOOD GIRL.. GIVEN THE CURRENT ECONOMY.. NO-ONE NEEDS A FANCY EXPENSIVE CAR NOT EVEN BiBi..or Shimon

WHAT ARE PEOPLE MAKING 14,000 A MONTH DOING COLLECTING CHILD CARE BENEFITS?? ABSOLUTELY INSANE CHILD CARE IS FOR THE POOR CHILD-PERIOD... & DON'T GIVE THEM MONEY GIVE THEM FOOD & CLOTHING GOVERNMENT ISSUED STAMPS & HOUSING TAX CREDITS SO THE POOR CHILD'S GOV'T SUBSIDY-MONEY DOESN'T GO FOR PARENTS CIGARETTES OR ALCOHOL..ETC.. ANOTHER TRAIN WRECK ..JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN GOOD CHARGING PALESTINIAN ROCK-GUN SHOOTERS FOR MANSLAUGHTER.. LOCK EVERYONE OF THEM IN JAIL-THROW AWAY THE KEY FOR IT IS EVIL INTENT= ASSAULT WITH DEADLY WEAPON = ATTEMPTED MURDER A MAJOR CRIME & SIN ABOUT TIME...ISRAEL BIBI.. DON'T FREEZE SETTLEMENTS... HAVE SOME GUTS..STAND-UP FOR GOD AGAINST THE DEVIL OHH VEY.. THANKS FOR THE CHINESE FOOD TAKE OUT MENU IN MAIL IT APPROPRIATELY ARRIVED THE NEXT DAY AFTER I WARNED YOU ON YOUR CHINA TRIP.. THE CHINESE EAT CHOPPED UP DOGS & CATS=TRUE SUM-GOO-DOG CHOW MEIN.. VERY FUNNY BIBI..

Then he goes home from his top job as the head of the National Insurance Institute and looks at his FAT pension from the Health Ministry for his service in the medical field and as head of Hadassa Hospital. Hmm, fat Government Job, Professor of Medicine, Government Pension and now top Government job, all paid by Ricky Cohen the taxpayer.. WOW. some do fall with their butt in the butter!

The first child is the most expenseive - child allowances should be raised for the first two children, and be at a lower amount for the next two children. That covers about 95% of the taxpayers. Anybody who has more than four children obviously is rich because they can afford to have more than four children, which the rest ofus cannot and there should be no incentives whatsoever offered, instead they should be charged extra municpal taxes to cover the cost of educating their children. Enough of subsidizing the anti-zionist who want to destroy our state