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Last update - 15:44 17/01/2008 Over half of Jerusalem children are living in poverty By Nadav Shragai, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Israel, Poverty Report  A statistical report of Jerusalem published Thursday shows that over half of the city's children live below the poverty line. The yearly report, published by the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies (JIIS) and the Jerusalem Municipality, indicates that 56 percent of the capital's children and 33 percent of the city's families were living in poverty in 2007. Data also shows that participation in the work force among Jerusalem residents is among the lowest in Israel. Maya Hoshan and Michal Korach, the report editors, say the low work-force figures are due to extremely high unemployment numbers among Ultra-Orthodox men and Arab women. Advertisement The data further shows that Jerusalem's Arab population is poorer than the city's Jewish population, with 62 percent of Arab families living below poverty line compared to 23 percent of the city's Jewish families. Seventy-six percent of Arab children and 44 percent of Jewish children live in poverty in Jerusalem. The total balance of migrating from Jerusalem continues to be negative. There was, however, a marked rise in the number of new immigrants who settled in the capital, with 13 percent of all 2006 immigrants choosing to make Jerusalem their home. Related articles: Report to address possible effects of dividing Jerusalem Jerusalem's Jewish population declining due to 'exodus' Yet another decision about Jerusalem Bookmark to del.icio.us   The father of the victim Father of terror victim slams Olmert for letting PA try the killers. And you're out German hip-hop artist thrown off reality show over Hitler salute.   1.   their children starve but they got nukes and walls and squaters 15:59  |  muslim 17/01/08   2.   The Jerusalem of Today 15:59  |  Yaakov Sullivan 17/01/08   3.   Children in Poverty 16:28  |  Dr. David Feigenbaum 17/01/08   4.   Agree w. 33- "Poverty" Doesn`t Mean "Won`t Work On The Books" 17:03  |  dyinglikeflies 17/01/08   5.   76% of arab children live in poverty 17:24  |  Ethel 17/01/08   6.   #2 Yaakov,The Jerusalem of today 17:47  |  TOMY 17/01/08   7.   Jerusalem is a very religious city? 18:41  |  Stephen Murray 17/01/08   8.   TOMY 18:50  |  kay 17/01/08   9.   Over 1/2 of Jerusalem children are living in Poverty 18:56  |  Carolyn 17/01/08   10.   TOMY 19:22  |  Euro 17/01/08   11.   #7 kay, Read agein,Arab woomen do not 20:00  |  TOMY 17/01/08   12.   you can`t both be right! 20:10  |  hollingsworth 17/01/08   13.   irresponsible patents 21:48  |  sweis Melbourne 17/01/08   14.   muslim 21:54  |  sweis Melbourne 17/01/08

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