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Report: 4.7M Palestinians live in W. Bank, Gaza
Elior Levy
Published: 28.03.18, 19:48
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1. sounds phoney baloney to me
david ,   new york   (03.28.18)
its a little strange that according to the Palestinians, there were 208,000 Palestinians in east Jerusalem in 2008 and now suddenly 435,000??
they have a history of double counting people, and overcounting them. the idea it to make us feel like we're losing so that we give them more land.

2. 27 largest "Palestinian" cities have less than 2 million ppl
Chaim ,   Israel   (03.28.18)
This is an obvious hoax against Israel by "Palestinians" and Jewish leftists. Acccording to Wikipedia, in the last census (2007), there were less than 2 million people in the 27 largest "Palestinian" cities in Judea, Samaria AND Gaza!

Why would anyone believe "estimates" from the politically motivated "Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics"?

Millions of "Palestinians" are missing. Where are they hiding? Where are they hiding enough "Palestinians" to fill several cities the size of Tel Aviv, that nobody has ever seen? See the figures below. Israel is being hoaxed!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_administered_by_the_Palestinian_Authority

3. Hoax stats intended to justify evil Two State Final Solution
Chaim ,   Israel   (03.28.18)
This campaign of hoax statistics is clearly designed to bolster the evil Two State Final Solution, which would turn Israel into a 9 mile wide concentration camp. The P.A. is a terrorist organization, which does nothing but lie and terrorize. Taking its statistics seriously would be laughable, except the intention of the hoax is to dismember Israel. We are witnessing the last gasp of the dinosaur Two State Final Solution.
4. Figuews showing Palestinians sticking to life just as Jews
Khalid Amayreh ,   Jerusalem   (03.28.18)
are sticking to life. No one, especially our Jewish neighbors, should feel threatened and scared by these figures. Nor should Palestinians feel excited for the same reason.

I realize that I, a Muslim Palestinian, wouldn't feel happy and safe if my Jewish neighbor didn't feel happy and safe. That is why it is in our mutual interest to adopt the timeless slogan of live let live.

A final remark, the land is not really Arab ot Jewish or what have you. The land belongs to its real owner who is God Almighty, So let us not indulge in Chilul Hashem חילול השם by succumbing to nationalistic idolatry.
5. Palestinian 'officials' can't be trusted. (And can't count)
David ,   Hartford USA   (03.28.18)
They've made this pronouncement many times. Let Israel conduct a real census and see how many there are. On the other hand, if life is so terrible for them, why are they having so many kids??

Let's see, they all get UN assistance, nobody works, so they all have time to make babies! What a life! And the higher numbers they make up, the more assistance they get!
6. There are 326,710 Arabs in Jerusalem. Not 435,000.
Jake   (03.28.18)
They are under Israeli jurisdiction. It is the Israeli CBS which carries out censuses in Jerusalem, not the PA.
The PA numbers are bogus.
7. The case against Palestinian state
Gene   (03.28.18)
For the (vast?) majority of Israelis the land or the population are not the reasons that Palestinian state cannot be established. The main reason is the example of Gaza and what it could lead to if Israel will give Palestinians on the West Bank the same freedom of actions.
8. 5 Million outside Palestinian refugees with right of return
Steve Benassi ,   Duluth, Minnesota   (03.28.18)
... makes Jews a minority everywhere in the world.
9. Israel has not annexed the West Bank or Gaza
Sam ,   Montreal   (03.28.18)
Attempts are always made by Palestinians and Leftists to frighten Israel. They are garbage as Israel has not annexed the West Bank or Gaza. The status quo will remain until Palestinians make peace. There will not be any 1 state or 2 state solution until Israel says so.
10. This number is known long time, and it is deadly for Israel
ironbutterfly ,   Naples, FL   (03.29.18)
This number was known without a "research", because a simple logical thinking would have given the same result.
If in June 1967 population of occupied territories was only 300,000, then an obvious natural growth would result in AT LEAST over 3 million in Occupied Territories, and 1.5 million in Gaza.
This is what I have always mentioned.
Palestinians can end Israel today, if they announce today that they want to be part of Israel.
With this one shot they will kill not two birds, but many birds.
This announcement will cause a catastrophic crisis in Israeli government and israel itself. Israeli government will face an existential dilemma, how to respond to this offer ??? what to do???
There will be no choices. Either yes, or no.
If yes, then israel as a jewish state will cease to exist.
If the answer no, then the decision will be made and imposed on israel by US and UN. So, this scenario cause one and the same outcome - the end of the zionist experiment. This is real and can happen any time now.
11. This is pure propaganda nonsense. Doesn't scare us at all!
(03.29.18)
12. Welfare
Moishe   (03.29.18)
Half of them living in Europe/USA on benefits...
13. why would you believe their data
george   (03.28.18)
soffer and pergola are taking shortcuts, barak said that Arabs lie routinely according to my recollection. conduct your own census or forget about it. anecdotal estimates are 1.8 million in Judea and 1.7 million in Gaza.
14. Abomination
Phoenix   (03.29.18)
Plus almost two million here inside Israel they are almost 7 millions
And all of them are leaches living and growing from Jewish money and Jewish busines. And all of them trying to kill us. They were only hundreds of these Arab parasites when it was the British mandate. I’m thise times the Jews were the Palestinians and the Arabs refused to be called Palestinian cause they were Arab Muslims. They are an evil pest growing.
15. Arabs and Arabia/Arabian peninsula.
Sjoerd van der Velde ,   Hoorn Holland   (02.11.19)
Let those "islam" Arabs go to Mecca and Medina in Arabia, to their brother/sister peoples, who speak the same language, for ever, if they are dissatisfied in Israel.
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