Many Israeli families cannot afford anything but the most modest apartments.

On the other hand, one is reminded of the lifelong wait of an Israeli family waiting for their daughter to return from school.

Roughly 20.5% of Israeli families lived below the poverty line in 2008, a slight increase from the previous year's 20%.

Statistics also show that that an average Israeli family has 2.1 cell phones.

Most middle-class Israeli families either own a car or have one provided by their employer.

Occasionally an Israeli family passed through by car, gawking at the decay.

Those 500 Israeli families were not left with nothing, however.

The Israeli family did not speak to the media, but said they felt privileged to take part in "creating the mosaic of peace."

The Israeli families shouted at the children and waved photographs of the victims.

And the Israeli families of terror victims said they felt wrenchingly betrayed by their leaders.