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Israeli poverty

Wednesday, 02 January 2019 1:00 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 02 January 2019 9:37 AM ]

Israeli protesters wearing a yellow vests use loudspeakers to shout slogans during demonstrations against the rising cost of living on December 14, 2018, in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv. (Photo by AFP)

Israel is one of the poorest members of the OECD. Over 20% of the Israeli population is living in poverty and more Israelis are on the edge of poverty.

Protesters in Israel have taken advantage of the so-called yellow vest protests that were triggered in France to protest their dire conditions on the streets of Tel Aviv. Israelis complain that rather than investing in the people of Israel, the regime is allocating much of its funds towards weapons and a war economy.

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