(AP) The Israel Cabinet on Tuesday boosted the basket of services for Holocaust survivors to $60 million for 2012, a 13% increase. An additional $13 million will be directed toward increasing monthly stipends of particularly needy survivors. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was "urgent" to help survivors. The move comes a day before the country marks its annual Holocaust Memorial Day for the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis in World War II. Less than 200,000 aging survivors remain in Israel.
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