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Israeli politicians who grew up poor see poverty as a challenge to overcome, not a systemic problem

The study raises a fundamental question for modern democracies: When legislators claim to represent a community because they come from it, how do they actually interpret that shared past?

  • Hebrew University study shows personal poverty doesn't shape politicians' views on inequality.
  • Interviewed lawmakers from 1990s, not all linked childhood poverty to systemic issues.
  • Mizrahi MKs focus on individual effort over systemic barriers.

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