[cripplecreek]

I don’t think there are any Israelis living in real poverty. Certainly no more impoverished than people here. They do have a fair number of refugees from other places but I’m guessing they’re well cared for.

That doesn’t mean that there aren’t unscrupulous fundraisers using an issue to make money for themselves.

[Recon Dad]

Having been there with a charity there is a real need. (not the guy on fox) It is the refugees, there's just not enough work. A lot of factories that were out in the country have closed and moved due to the rocket attacks. I was in Sderot giving out food to Russian Jews, we had 15 seconds to get to a shelter if the sirens sounded.

[JewishRighter]

I live in a town that gets many visitors, mostly from Israel, coming to collect for themselves or family members in dire straits. There is a local office that they must visit to receive a certification that their case has been checked out and verified. Each certification specifies the nature of the hardship and must be presented when a solicitation is made. I’ve met literally hundreds, if not thousands of such people over the last few years, so I can tell you there are a lot of people in extremely difficult situations financially.

I don’t know about the charity that’s under discussion in this thread, but I can tell you there’s plenty of poverty in Israel.