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Number of children living in poverty rising
Omri Efraim
Published: 19.12.12, 00:07
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1. poverty
Jon Locke ,   USA   (12.19.12)
shalom, no offence guys but seriously guys you are kind of socialist in your economical policies and whatnot, but you can fix it by bringing in more capitalism, trust me, when you actually apply it it works, when you pretend to do it, it doesnt
2. Fifty year Yoval
Zechariah   (12.19.12)
The time for radical redistribution amongst the Jews is long overdue from the Galus to Within Eretz Yisroel. With assests of hundreds of Billions surely Ten Billion can be redistributed to the social gap.
3. this week i might buy a yoghurt, or a couple apples
Lambor   (12.19.12)
haven't decided yet which... or maybe save up for next week and buy a tiny piece of cheese?
4. King Solomon said,"Better is a dinner of herbs where love
Rivkah   (12.19.12)
is than a stalled ox and hatred therewith." There is nothing wrong with being poor and having little where there is love. I did not see any starving children or adults in Israel in the four months I was there.
5. Maybe Aliyah is Not Such a Good Choice
My Planet Israel ,   Los Angeles   (12.19.12)
With stats like these, it's frightening. What's being done about it? Is Israel going the way of Amerika? Has greed gotten the best of our gift to rebuild our homeland? Have we started to succumb to the arrogance and class warfare nonsense that destroyed ancient Israel? If so, guess we haven't learned a damn thing in the past 2,000 years. Seems highly improbable that this situation is the cause of a united and caring Jewish homeland but more the work of a handful of machers who are making life for the Jews hell on earth by our own hand and in our own homeland. If this isn't fixed quickly, we'll be deserving of another 2,000 years in the diaspora. Shape up Israel! Or we're gonna lose everything (again).
6. The harideem and their kids
Dovid ,   Haifa, Israel   (12.19.12)
Hardly surprising really the harideem have a litter of children , the father is apparently to busy to work and then they live off handouts paid for by the seculare tax payers who they hate with vengence. Time to cut their benefits and draft thelot of them the lazy parasites. Milking the system dry while contributing nothing.
7. Hungry in Israel ??? ,...
split ,   US   (12.19.12)
No way, no sir ;) ,...
8. AND MEANWHILE IN THE USA...
Frank-el ,   Seattle USA   (12.19.12)
15 million children live below the poverty line and 44% of kids live in low income families. Therefore, please pressure the Knesset to send Israeli $ aid to the USA so we can buy more weapon systems...but we'll give kickbacks to Israeli defense contractors so it's OK!
9. Poverty in Israel
Yoel ,   Israel   (12.19.12)
This report is quite disturbing, and needs the Goverenment to get off their butts and make a real effort to deal with this problem. This is not new, we see this problem each year- the Government are receiving thousands of $ through donations from abroad give this money to the needy and show you care.
10. Schools should feed the children.
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (12.19.12)
Israel can t allow hungry children !
11. Split..
Dovid ,   Haifa   (12.19.12)
your boundless hatred for Jews and Israel has no limits.... bugger off please
12. 10 Ora: That is true. Children cannot concentrate if they
Rivkah   (12.19.12)
have not eaten when they get to school. But the food given to them must be kosher and not pork or other unclean foods like Muslim halal foods or genetically modified foods. Most sugar is from GMO beets so look for "cane sugar" on the label.
13. # 3
Dan ,   Haifa, Israel   (12.19.12)
Realy, I dont believe you.
14. PS where are the anorexic skinny children?
Bluegrass Picker ,   Afula   (12.19.12)
I am not seeing a wave of skinny children in this country. Compare today's soldiers with the pictures from the 1970's.
15. More opften than not it comes down to poor parenting
Al   (12.19.12)
I live in a 'poor' section of Montreal where you have many people on welfare including many so called religious. I see what they buy when they go food shopping. Bamba along extra 'kosher' salted hazerai from the US and other assoted tinif usually fills their shopping carts. Then they wonder why they get fat, and end up having diabetes and other health issues. Cooking and eating right in not on their radar. As Jews they ought to know better.
16. the left
israel israeli ,   tel aviv   (12.19.12)
You can't have it both ways. First, the extreme Left rants and raves about the Haredim, and takes their government allowances. Since the Haredim have less money, their children become poor. Then the extreme Left starts screaming about the number of poor children. The Left does not care about Haredim (Left gives money when they are in power) or the poor (Leftists make lost of money): it's all about the elections
17. 15 Al,not expensive food is their..
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (12.19.12)
first priority. Healthy food is overpriced.
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