Holocaust survivors in Israel are protesting a decision to reduce their insurance benefits because Germany is paying them more money. Israel’s National Insurance Institute recently reduced the payments because the payments from Germany, which equal $200 a month, placed many survivors above the $570 monthly ceiling that would enable them to receive benefits.
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