In terms of social justice, however, the legacy of the Begin Government was arguably a questionable one. In 1980, the state Social Security Institute estimated that from 1977 to 1980 the number of babies born in poverty doubled, while there had been a 300% increase in the number of families with four to five children below the poverty line. Additionally, the number of families with more than five children below the poverty line went up by 400,% while child poverty estimates suggested that from 1977 to 1981 the number of children living below the poverty line had risen from 3.8% to 8.4%,Discord in Zion: Conflict Between Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jews in Israel G. N. Giladi, 1990. Google Books. while officials at the National Institute of Insurance estimated that the incidence of poverty had doubled during Begin's five years in office.
in terms of social justice however the legacy of the begin government was arguably a questionable one in 1980 the state social security institute estimated that from 1977 to 1980 the number of babies born in poverty doubled while there had been a 300% increase in the number of families with four to five children below the poverty line additionally the number of families with more than five children below the poverty line went up by 400% while child poverty estimates suggested that from 1977 to 1981 the number of children living below the poverty line had risen from 38% to 84%discord in zion conflict between ashkenazi and sephardi jews in israel g n giladi 1990 google books while officials at the national institute of insurance estimated that the incidence of poverty had doubled during begin's five years in office