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Israel's other demographic challenge |
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Written by BBC News (UK)
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Monday, 03 September 2007 10:00 |
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Israel's other demographic challenge
“...It is widely accepted that Palestinian population growth in Israel and the occupied territories is a major strategic issue for Israel.
But the proportion of ultra-orthodox Haredi Jews is also growing, approximately three times as fast as the rest of the population.
In a country where every 18-year-old Jew is supposed to join the army - and which has faced six major conflicts with its neighbours and battled two Palestinian uprisings - that Haredi population growth poses some urgent questions....”
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