UN-Truth

The Israeli business publication Globes reported the other day that “Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics reports that the country’s population totals 7.37 million at the end of 2008, of whom 75.5% (5.57 million) are Jewish, and 20.2% (1.49 million) are Arabs. Israel’s population grew by 1.8% – 129,500 – during 2008. This growth rate figure has remained stable since 2003. During 2008 157,000 babies were born, while 38,000 people died. 92% of the population increase was due to natural growth with the remaining 8% coming from immigration”… This can be read online here.

These figures do not include Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza (though East Jerusalem’s Palestinians, nearly all of whom are Israeli residents, though not citizens, are counted).

Israeli settlers living in the West Bank are, of course, also included in the count.

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