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Jewish Population in Judea, Samaria and Gaza Up 12,000 in One Year
by G. Kleiman

The Jewish population of Judea, Samaria and Gaza increased by 12,306 over the past year (July 2003 through June 2004) according to Interior Ministry figures. About a third of the increase is due to chareidi births in Modi'in Illit and Beitar that are counted as settlements.

This 5.32 percent growth rate closely resembles the growth rate during the previous four years, but continues to fall short of the average 8 percent growth rate before the intifada. Two-thirds of the increase, some 8,100 Jews, resulted from a high rate of natural increase (an average of 3.5 percent annually) and only one-third resulted from the 4,206 Jews who moved to these regions.

The majority of the increase (51.3 percent of the 8,100 births) stems from a substantial population increase in three chareidi town. The population of Beitar Illit rose by 2,409 residents (11.2 percent), the population of Modi'in Illit rose by 3,431 residents (15.5 percent) and the population of Kochav Yaakov (Tel Tzion) rose by 473 residents (12.5 percent).

Municipal towns in the Territories, where the population is predominantly secular, saw much lower growth rates. The population of Maaleh Adumim (29,571), the largest town in Judea, Samaria and Gaza, grew 5.1 percent while the population of Ariel (17,484) rose by only 0.5 percent. The population of Kiryat Arba (6,040) also remained static with a 0.5 percent growth rate while Givat Zeev (10,979) saw a growth rate of only 0.3 percent.

 

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