Poverty

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.
Studies show that sometimes between 8 to 15 exposures are required before a new food moves from "strange" to "acceptable"

The man who couldn't watch Israel throw its food away: The story of Leket Israel

From a leaky trunk to Israel's national food bank: Joseph Gitler on waste, "startup nation poverty," and feeding families after Oct 7.

|ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
Poverty in J'lem 370

Jerusalem’s future depends on supporting small business growth - opinion

The capital is Israel’s second-poorest large city. Fixing that doesn’t require a miracle – it requires investing in Jerusalem’s small business sector.

|BySTEVE FLEISCHER
Children play atop a tank, on Israel's Memorial Day, which commemorates fallen soldiers of Israel's wars and Israeli victims of hostile attacks, in Latrun, Israel April 21, 2026.

Israeli children's mental health plummets as a result of ongoing war experiences

This year's data points to an increase of tens of percent in diagnoses of anxiety, depression, and suicide attempts among children aged 6 and 9.

|ByAVICHAI LEVI

WATCH: A Pitchon-Lev volunteer tells her story

American volunteer Drea Rice speaks with Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO - Strategy and innovation for the Jerusalem Post, about her work with Pitchon-Lev.

DECEMBER 14, 2023ByALAN ROSENBAUM
American Volunteer Drea Rice

IDF: Hamas officials keeping Gazans in poverty, suffering

Following the IDF's invasion, it has been discovered that Hamas has been hoarding wealth away from Gazans living in poverty.

DECEMBER 7, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Palestinians gather to collect water, amid shortages of drinking water, as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 15, 2023.

Pitchon-Lev - Israel's beating heart in peace and in war

WATCH: Eli Cohen, CEO of Pitchon-Lev, one of Israel’s foremost humanitarian organizations in conversation with Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO - Strategy & Innovation for the Jerusalem Post.

DECEMBER 7, 2023ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Eli Cohen, CEO, Pithon-Lev

Pitchon Lev CEO calls for price controls in face of rising food prices

Among those affected are impoverished families, whose struggles have only increased since the beginning of the conflict.

OCTOBER 31, 2023ByZACHY HENNESSEY
CEO of Pitchon Lev Eli Cohen

Poor and working-class Jews are underrepresented in pop culture, new analysis argues

TEN estimates that one in five Jewish American households earn less than $50,000 a year.

OCTOBER 3, 2023ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Homeless person on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem.