The number of Israelis living on handouts is increasing rapidly, a survey found. According to a poll issued Tuesday by the Latet lobby, 17 percent of Israelis take charity, including food given out at soup kitchens, up from 11 percent last year. One in two Israelis cites poverty as the country’s No. 1 problem, ahead of education and terrorism. The findings could help Labor Party chief Amir Peretz’s chances in March 28 general elections. A former trade union chief, Peretz has vowed to undo some of the current government’s welfare cuts.
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