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Babies who threaten to topple Israel?
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Mon, 5 Jan 2004 10:43:08 GMT
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I found this a good read:
Babies who threaten to topple Israel: “At the heart of all this is simple
mathematics. Forecasts from the United States’ Population Reference Bureau show
Israel’s population doubling in 45 years, that of the West Bank in 21 years and
that of Gaza in 15 years. In other words, Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza
and East Jerusalem, and Israeli Arabs will outnumber the Jewish population by
2020. This has led commentators such as David Landau, editor of the
English-language edition of the newspaper Ha’aretz, to warn of a ‘cataclysmic’
demographic challenge if Israel is to retain its identity as a Jewish democratic
state.”
There is hope for the Palestinians after all!
Scott A
(BTW: Some would argue that Landau has misused the word “retain”).
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| (...) This sounds remarkably like the natalist scares/forecasts of interwar Europe (and, in fact, even before WWI) that raised a cry over German fecundity that would destroy France and England; it also isn't unlike dire predictions concerning the (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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