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State report: More than 1 in 3 Israeli children live in poverty
Pines-Paz: Instead fighting poverty, Olmert made do with press conferences and PR visits to soup kitchens.
By Ruth Sinai, Haaretz Correspondent
The number of poor in Israel has risen sharply since 2000, with a staggering 34.1 percent of children now living in poverty, according to a report issued Monday by the National Insurance Institute.
A total of 1.58 million people now live in poverty in Israel, half a million more than in 2000, when Prime Minister Ariel Sharon took office. The number of poor children has reached 738,000, up from 714,000 last year and 482,000 in 2000.
The report shows that 24.1 percent of Israelis are currently living under the poverty line, up from 18.8 percent in 2000.
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The report, which covers the first half of 2005, reveals that there are 403,000 poor families in Israel, representing 20.5 percent of the families in Israel - a figure that is up 9,000 families from last years report. Almost half of these families include at least one wage earner.
During Sharon's tenure as prime minister, the number of poor Israelis grew by 45 percent against an eight percent recorded growth in population. The poverty line, defined as half the median disposable income in Israel, has not changed by much in recent years. In 2000 it was NIS 1,753 per person per month, and has only risen to 1,804 or 5,411 for a family of five.
MKs blast the government for new poverty statistics
The poverty report prompted sharp responses from within the political establishment. In light of the report's findings, Meretz gathered the 25 signatures necessary to call the Knesset to a special debate, despite its recess, to take place on Thursday.
Labor MK Yuli Tamir
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