The October 7th war has fueled inflation and pushed families into hunger, warns Latet, a food distribution charity.

By World Israel News Staff

More than 30 percent of Israeli families — including a third of the country’s children — are suffering from food insecurity, according to a new survey released Monday by Latet, an Israeli food distribution charity. The findings were released hours before the onset of the Rosh Hashanah holiday on Monday evening.

Latet said the sharp increase in food insecurity is the result of the economic crisis triggered by the ongoing October 7th war, which shrank Israel’s economy and fueled inflation in the price of basic goods. Many households, the group noted, are now forced to cut back on necessities, including nutritious daily meals.

According to the survey, 32 percent of Israelis — among them 1.3 million children — are living with food insecurity. The organization defines the term as households that struggle to consistently provide healthy, nutrient-rich meals.

“Almost two years since the October 7th onslaught, the economic crisis is deepening and the repercussions of the war are showing their mark, directly harming household incomes and the ability of many families to provide for the basic needs necessary for a dignified existence,” said Latet CEO Eran Weintrob in a statement.

Weintrob warned that the burden is no longer limited to the poorest families. “The sharp rise in food insecurity rates is reflected in macro data, with the toll spreading also to the lower middle class,” he added.

That expansion has caused a “dramatic increase in demand for assistance from food aid organizations,” Weintrob continued, but many are struggling to meet the need. “They are unable to respond to all applicants, as there is a decline in donations due to the diversion of philanthropic resources to war-related needs.”

The Latet survey said that extended reserve duty, which saw hundreds of thousands of Israelis called up to serve in the military for months at a time, was one factor contributing to the crisis.

Many reservists with small businesses saw their ventures collapse, due to the time they had to spend away from their work.

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The government has not disclosed the total cost of the refugee program.

By Daniel Greenfield, Frontpage Magazine

Liberals claim that they care about other people, but the real mark of Liberal Party governments is how little they care about their own people.

Times are hard in Canada under the corrupt radical Trudeau government.

As Canadians grapple with astronomical grocery prices, troublingly high numbers of people are flocking to food banks to feed their families.

Last March alone, two million Canadians visited food banks—a staggering 90 per cent increase from 2019—and the most recent figures estimate that 12,000 new users access them every month.

Food banks aren’t just frequented by unhoused and precariously employed folks anymore, either: now, one in five users has a steady job.

Faced with the deluge of need, community food programs across the country have begun closing their doors due to empty shelves

That means it’s the right time to bring a whole bunch of freeloading “refugees” from terrorist Gaza to Canada.

The Liberal government will provide tax-free grants of $3,000 per adult and $1,500 per child to Gazan refugees arriving in Canada, the Department of Immigration announced Thursday…

Thus far, 4,782 applications have been approved, and 616 Gazans have arrived, typically as relatives of Canadian residents.

“While it is extremely difficult for people to exit Gaza at this time, Canada is making sure necessary support is in place for Gazans as they start to arrive in our country,” the department said.

The government has not disclosed the total cost of the refugee program.

“Canada is the only country in the world with a dedicated pathway for extended family members of its citizens or permanent residents in Gaza,” the department stated in a May 27 briefing note.

That’s not something to be proud of.

Incoming U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio previously warned Canada that it was endangering its own people and Americans.

In a letter Wednesday to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, United States Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) expressed concern over the program, which he warned could lead to an increased risk of allowing individuals with ties to terror groups easy access to the United States.

“On May 27, 2024, the Government of Canada announced its intent to increase the number of Gazans who will be allowed into their country under temporary special measures,” Rubio wrote in his letter, which was signed by five other Republican senators.

“We are deeply concerned and request heightened scrutiny by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security should any of them attempt to enter the United States at ports of entry as well as between ports of entry.”

What could go wrong?

“Settlement support and this financial assistance are critical to address the immediate challenges that come with moving to a new country under such circumstances,” said Immigration Minister Marc Miller.

“We’ll continue advocating for the safety of everyone.”

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