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CBS releases data about Israel's Muslim population
Yaron Druckman
Published: 25.10.12, 19:09
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1. Question About Birth Rates
emanon ,   USA   (10.25.12)
Is it low arab birth rates or high orthodox Jewish birth rates that are responsible for the demographic?
2. 2.5 % ????
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (10.26.12)
The percentage of Muslims compared to the general population has dropped from 3.8% in 2000 to 2.5% in 2011.?????? Only 2.5 % of the general population Muslim , while there are more than 1.3 million ?
3. Eventually Arabs will capture Israel through over breeding.
Ray ,   U.S.A.   (10.26.12)
4. 2: yes, seems to be a major flop
jason ,   israel   (10.26.12)
5. #3 Dream on
Menachem   (10.26.12)
Arab and Jewish birth rates are actually in the process of converging due to decline in Arab birth rates and slightly increasing Jewish birth rates. Jews continue to return to Israel while the Arabs in the Jerusalem area (20% of the Arab population in Israel) are not citizens and whose future is outside of Israel final borders. Conclusion: Israel's Jewish majority will remain stable and will likely even increase in the future.
6. #2 regarding 2,5%
Menachem ,   Israel   (10.26.12)
2,5% is the current annual birth rate among Israeli Arabs compared to 1,8% among Jews. These birth rates are in the process of converging due to a dramatic drop in Arab birth rates and slight increase in Jewish birth rates. The Arab share of Israel's population is about 20% which includes 280.000 non-citzens Arabs in the Jerusalem area who have weak ties to Israel, vote in PA elections and whose future is outside of Israel's final borders. So Israel's future Jewish majority will likely be even higher than today.
7. #1 Birth rates
Eyal ,   Israel   (10.26.12)
The Arab and Jewish birth rates are in the proces of converging due to a dramatic drop in Arab birth rates and slight increase in Jewish birth rates. Non-orthodox Jewish women have almost as many children as Arab women whereas Ortodox Jewish women have many more children than Arab women so the demographic future of Israel is clearly Jewish.
8. @7: May We Be Fruitful and Multiply!
emanon ,   USA   (10.26.12)
9. Eyal @ 7. Birthrates!
Moragh   (10.26.12)
Well, all I can say to that is Thank you Lord for small mercies. I was just today wondering how much longer we have to wait until Israel becomes a muslim country. I'm glad I'm old with one foot in the grave and the other on a banana skin!
10. 6 , not related to what is written
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (10.26.12)
11. Polygamy for Beduins is a big part of the problem
Scott ,   Ramat Gan, Israel   (10.28.12)
It's illegal for all other Israelis, it should be illegal for them too. Many Beduins marry Arab women from other Arab countries & the PA & bring them into Israel. This has to stop.
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