Report: Nearly 2 Million Citizens of Israel Live Below the Poverty Line
The standard of living in Israel fell to a 20-year low in 2020 due to the economic and social crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the annual poverty report of the National Insurance Institute (NII), which was released Thursday evening, January 21. The National Insurance Institute’s report, published after a three-month delay, recorded an…





![Workers from Israel's Arkia Airlines demonstrated in Herzliya last Wednesday, July 29, demanding resumption of the service by their employer. The Histradrut union produced signs held by the protestors are all directed to "Nakash," the family name of the three brothers whose group owns the airline and numerous other enterprises. In the front line at the right the text reads: "Nakash – Zionism until [it comes to reaching into your] pocket!!!"; Behind this, the poster being held aloft reads: "Nakash – Your hotels are full but we are hungry!"](https://maki.org.il/en/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020-08-02-220x126.jpg)



