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Mar. 5, 2021
Fully 86 percent of asylum seekers in Tel Aviv say they suffer from food insecurity, including 54 percent who show signs of actual hunger, according to the first survey ever conducted on this issue.
The survey, conducted by Dr. Moran Blaychfeld Magnazi, was commissioned by the Health Ministry and the Tel Aviv municipality.
Blaychfeld Magnazi’s conclusion was that unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic had driven many asylum seekers into “genuine hunger” matches the descriptions of both the asylum seekers themselves and aid organizations. One expert on the subject said there was a “severe humanitarian crisis” in south Tel Aviv, where most asylum seekers live.