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The State of Israel (1948). Population: Approximately 8 million (6.2 million Jewish citizens, approx. 1.6 million Palestinian citizens, and approx. 318,000 other minorities) Approximately 77% of population = Jewish Of this population: 32% European or American born 21% Israeli born
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The State of Israel (1948) • Population: Approximately 8 million (6.2 million Jewish citizens, approx. 1.6 million Palestinian citizens, and approx. 318,000 other minorities) • Approximately 77% of population = Jewish Of this population: 32% European or American born 21% Israeli born 14.6% African born 12.6% Asian born • 20% Non-Jewish Arabs • Official Language: Hebrew
The West Bank • 5,853 square km. • Population = Just over 2.5 million people (all Palestinian EXCEPT for approximately 350,000 Jewish settlers
The Gaza Strip • Size = 360 sq. miles 24 miles long, 10-12 miles wide • One of most densely populated areas in the world • Population: 1.5 million (majority refugees) All Palestinian • Over 80% live in poverty • Average age of population = 16
Population Shifts Source: Anna Baltzer - Witness in Palestine: A Jewish-American in Occupied Territories
1,200,000 P (67%) 608,000 J (33%) 45% land – P 55% land – J Population: 69% P 31% J 12% of historic Palestine 22% Land – P 4-5 Million Palestinian refugees outside 1949-1967 Jordan and Egypt controlled dark parts 1946 Palestine under British Mandate 2007 with wall 1947 UN Partition Plan