Hunger
Gaza aid shipments resume as Hamas backs down from extortion threats targeting private merchants
Merchants previously suspended truck coordination activities in protest of a tax threatened by Hamas, wherein the terror organization demanded payments of approximately NIS 10,000 per truck.
Doomsday preacher convicted of mass murder of 190 children, starvation deaths in Kenya cult case
World Food Programme cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza, citing funding shortages
Israelis aren’t afraid of Iran, they’re afraid of supermarket prices, Zelekha says - interview
Nevet’s sandwich program is helping at-risk kids achieve in school
The nonprofit organization provides 11,000 meals every day.
How is Israel working to fight food insecurity - opinion
Jewish tradition actually forbids food waste, with the commandment of bal tashchit (not to destroy or waste) being an important religious and environmental ethic.
Sandwiches: Simple solutions to complex problems - opinion
Some plans to reverse childhood poverty and social alienation are complex and require ambitious networks and strategies. Sometimes, it's just giving a kid a sandwich.
Could price hikes and cost of living turn Israel against Bennett?
POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Eleven years after the July 2011 socioeconomic protests, disgruntled consumers are headed back to the streets.
How should Israel solve its poverty problem?
Jews, Arabs and Christians alike suffer from a high degree of poverty – a phenomenon that has only grown in recent years.
Israeli representative initiates women's UN leadership network
The Israeli ambassador to the UN Agencies in Rome initiated an event with 40 other women UN leaders to encourage women to strive for key positions and develop women's leadership.
The Great American Deli Schlep aims to raise awareness about hunger
Meet the man behind the Great American Deli Schlep: a 75-day trek across the US, stopping at 41 Jewish delis to raise awareness about hunger and food insecurity.
David Hertz, world leader in using food for social change, talks Judaism
“I struggled a lot to accept the Jewishness inside of me,” Hertz said. “I always thought that I lived a deep-rooted prejudice for being gay.”
Israelis protest for release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny
"All the symptoms that he had before, they remain the same. Numbness in the arms and legs, back pain - they aren't going away... The situation is only getting worse," Alexei Liptser told Reuters.
US to revoke terrorist designation of Yemen's Houthis due to famine
The United Nations describes Yemen as the world's biggest humanitarian crisis, with 80% of its people in need.
