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‘We’d die of hunger before we say we’re hungry’: Food insecurity is rife among Bedouin
By
Ariela Karmel
Report reveals how food insecurity in unrecognized Bedouin villages began during COVID, was exacerbated post-Oct. 7 and has become a chronic issue, after decades of state neglect
July 13, 2025, 8:16 pm
‘We’d die of hunger before we say we’re hungry’: Food insecurity is rife among Bedouin
Report reveals how food insecurity in unrecognized Bedouin villages began during COVID, was exacerbated post-Oct. 7 and has become a chronic issue, after decades of state neglect
By
Ariela Karmel
May 25, 2025, 1:32 pm
NYT: US-registered Gaza aid group is ‘brainchild’ of Israelis, its funding is unclear
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation formed by businessmen, reservists with links to government; Haaretz: Key Israeli defense bodies bypassed in selection of security firm as contractor
By
ToI Staff
May 17, 2025, 11:22 pm
Head of controversial Israel-backed Gaza aid group says ‘plan isn’t perfect, but feeds people’
Jake Wood of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation tells CNN other aid organizations ‘face a choice. This is the mechanism by which aid can be distributed. Are you willing to participate?’
By
ToI Staff
From the Web
May 12, 2025, 5:04 pm
Gaza at risk of famine if Israel doesn’t lift ban on aid — food security group
International authority, which made incorrect assessment last year, says nearly half a million Palestinians face starvation, with communal kitchens virtually the only food provider
By
AP
and
ToI Staff
April 1, 2025, 7:04 pm
Israel nixes all US import tariffs, day before Trump set to levy duties on trade allies
Smotrich signs directive to immediately scrap remaining tariffs on US goods, mainly in agriculture, with US president about to hit trade partners with tit-for-tat duties
By
Sharon Wrobel
March 31, 2025, 8:35 am
Annual food waste amounts to thousands of shekels per household – report
Leket Israel survey finds nearly half of food lost in 2023 was edible, could have fully met country’s nutritional needs
By
Sue Surkes
December 5, 2024, 8:18 am
Ministries working to get country’s 1st food security plan ready by end of April
Agriculture Ministry budget cuts overshadow ambitious plan to grow more local produce, move Israelis to healthy Mediterranean diet
By
Sue Surkes
November 20, 2024, 12:53 pm
New law will cut waste by requiring public bodies to donate excess food
Institutions such as the Knesset, ministries, the army and hospitals will have to let their leftovers be collected for distribution to the needy
By
Sue Surkes
July 30, 2024, 6:37 am
Food waste cost economy NIS 1 billion during first six months of war — study
Lack of access and reduction in farmhands caused shortages that saw vegetables prices rise 18% and fruit prices 12%, says paper calling for more support for local growers
By
Sue Surkes
April 21, 2024, 7:54 pm
Israeli aid groups address food crisis amid war fallout ahead of Passover
The Israel-Hamas war has kneecapped Israel’s agriculture industry, but volunteer organizations have come to the rescue as the festival of freedom arrives
By
Maya Zanger-Nadis
March 21, 2024, 1:55 am
Praying for peace, optimistic Israeli activists deliver Ramadan food aid to West Bank
Volunteers with organizations such as Rabbis for Human Rights brave the ire of fellow Jews as they reach out to help Palestinians in need amid the ongoing war in Gaza
By
Eliyahu Freedman
March 19, 2024, 12:14 pm
Blinken says 100 percent of Gaza population facing unprecedented food insecurity
In Manila on eve of Middle East trip, US secretary of state echoes UN-backed assessment that famine looms in war-wracked enclave
By
AFP
and
ToI Staff
January 8, 2024, 3:03 pm
War-linked hikes in prices of fruits and vegetables worsening food insecurity – report
Leket Israel’s annual report says half of discarded agricultural produce is fit for human consumption and should be saved, claims imports only raise prices
By
Sue Surkes
August 23, 2023, 6:15 pm
Shas food stamp program under fire for leaving Holocaust survivors in the lurch
Handouts approved by Justice Ministry appear to prioritize Haredi families, while survivors and single-parent households largely excluded
By
ToI Staff
July 17, 2023, 3:08 pm
Russia halts Ukraine grain-shipping deal, in blow to global food security
Kremlin says agreement brokered by UN and Turkey to be frozen until Russian demands for increased agricultural exports are met
By
COURTNEY BONNELL
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