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Report: Palestinians to outnumber Jews by 2020
Elior Levy
Published: 01.01.13, 16:29
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31. Why does YNET print these lies???
Yacov ,   USA & Israel   (01.02.13)
The lefties at YNET and Haaretz sound like they would be thrilled to have Israel and her Jews overrun by millions of Arab Muslims.
32. 'palestinians' to outnumber Jews by 2020
Dr. Moshe Israel   (01.02.13)
Please STOP printing this overt arab propaganda. These statistics have been shown to be false and inflated by a recent study by Zimmerman et al. The arabs use the 'demographic scare' as a propaganda tool. Their numbers include the dead and individuals who have migrated. The inflated figures are also used to get more welfare from the rest of the world through UNWRA.
33. To Alex, #19
Yishai Kohen ,   YeShA, Israel   (01.02.13)
The numbers also include the national religious camp, who serve in the most elite combat units at much higher rates than the general population- including as officers- and we work for a living. In the communities of Judea and Samaria, having 6,8, or 10 kids isn't uncommon, and many have 12 or more. So don't you worry.
34. And we believe this because ???
Zev ,   Israel   (01.02.13)
35. Mabrook
Carl   (01.02.13)
So I guess that ynet is now the official propaganda organ of the PA--Mabrook
36. sarah
anton ,   istanbul   (01.02.13)
how very interesting isnt it ;)?
37. Dear Yishai # 33
Alex   (01.02.13)
The only thing that worries me is the amount of Judean intruders occupying the land of the Hebrew Samarians (who happen to have Moslem or Christian faith nowadays) and establishing settlements there. Samaria to the Samarians and Judea to the Judeans - that would be much better, regardless of their respective birthnumbers.
38. #37 alex
solomon ,   bklyn   (01.03.13)
Actually, from what I understand, the Samaritan faith is much closer to Judaism. Like the Karaites, they believe in the Torah, but not in the Talmud and its commentaries.
39. To #38 Yes Solomon
Alex   (01.03.13)
that appears to be the case, actually they restrict themselves to the Pentateuch as main holy scripture. This Monotheistic, divinly inspired religion is thus Hebrew. That made it easy for them after the Moslem conquest to accept Islam, and in different waves they converted. Some of them by force, some of them by free will. In Nablus and in many parts of Samaria, the Moslem Arab families still retain their original Hebrew Samarian surnames. It is inconceivable to me that Samaria shouldn´t be for Samarians! Or that Samarian Hebrew Moslems should "...move back to the desert" or "...go home to Mecca" or whatever blablablabla from uninformed persons.
40. #39 alex
solomon ,   bklyn   (01.03.13)
I am reading that many Samaritans were forcibly converted to Islam (at the time of the Muslim Conquest) and also to Christianity. And yet I see photos of Samaritans with the Torah, in the 1920's. So I don't think that "who they are" is so cut and dried. I also have not heard of demands to force them to leave. I am curious as to where you have heard this.
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