Monday, May 23, 2005

FEWER PALIS IN TERRITORIES THAN CLAIMED

Reassessing Palestinian numbers
The American Enterprise Institute found that the Palestinian population of the West Bank and Gaza isn’t nearly as large as generally believed. Questioning the PA’s demographic projections, the report finds the Palestinian population is nearly 1.5 million less than official statistics indicate:

The assumption that Arabs in the West Bank and Gaza pose a demographic threat to Israel has to be radically revised. The 2004 Palestinian-Arab population was closer to 2.4 million than to the 3.8 million reported by Palestinian Authority (PA) officials. These findings should have a significant impact on politicians, policy makers and international aid agencies.

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