Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Demographer: Holy Land already has non-Jewish majority

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Topic Forums » Israel/Palestine Donate to DU
 
Gimel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-09-03 05:26 AM
Original message
Demographer: Holy Land already has non-Jewish majority
A Haifa University demographer said Tuesday that there is already a majority of non-Jews within the total area of Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Demographer Amnon Sofer also said that recent estimates of the number of Palestinians to be enclosed on the Israeli side of the West Bank fence had been vastly exaggerated, and that the maximum number would not exceed 30,000.
<snip>

He apparently included in his assessment the large population of foreign workers in Israel, as well as non-Jewish immigrants.

Palestinian officials, commenting on the Monday UN General Assembly decision to ask the International Court of Justice to issue an advisory opinion on the legal consequences of Israel's construction of the separation fence, said that the barrier would trap well over 400,000 Palestinians on the Israel side of the fence.

Sofer said that the actual number would be much lower. "My estimate is that the increase will be a maximum of 30,000 people." He said the higher figures were "exaggerations for the sake of political considerations."
<snip>
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/370067.html

That is, the Palestinians claim about 13 times the actual number of Palestinians that would be outside the planned route of the Peace Fence.

Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
bluesoul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-09-03 05:28 AM
Response to Original message
1. Those are still large numbers
unless you think 30.000 people and their suffering are unimportant
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Gimel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-09-03 05:38 AM
Response to Reply #1
2. One person suffering is important
Edited on Tue Dec-09-03 05:39 AM by Gimel
But much easier to relieve than 113. Also 30,000 do not need as much as 400,000. Israel has offered compensation and has made reasonable provisions for those who are outside the fence.

Edited for spelling.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Mon May 06th 2024, 03:47 PM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Topic Forums » Israel/Palestine Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC