One in five children go to bed without supper

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Of course, this has nothing to do with the settlements.

A new survey on children’s health and welfare taken by the health ministry highlights the degree which children have been victimized by the economic situation and the growing socio-economic divide.

6,487 seventh to twelfth grade youth throughout the country participated in the survey, which included the following question “ Do you ever go to bed hungry, without having eaten dinner”?

Over 18% of the respondents answered in the affirmative, that at least once a week there is no food in their homes, and they have to go to bed without having eaten a proper meal.

Among the Jewish population the number of malnourished children was 13.5%. Among the Arab population one in three children are poverty stricken to the point of malnutrition.

Maariv

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1. hey, lets spend the money on war where it will do some good.

>sarcasm alert<