Some 1.36 million Israelis under poverty line

Number of Israelis who live under poverty line tolled more than 1.36 million during this year, 2001.

The Israeli Hebrew Language radio said that half of this number are unemployed youths.

A statistics conducted by the Israeli ministry of social affairs and labor said that estimates indicate that this number will be doubled in 2001 if economic deterioration will continue in Israel in general.

The statistics indicated that huge number of school and university students lefts their schools and universities because they were not able to pay resulting fees nor find work opportunities.