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Thread #111301 Message #2343318
Posted By: beardedbruce
17-May-08 - 10:39 PM
Thread Name: BS: Palestinian 'facts'
Subject: RE: BS: Palestinian 'facts'
"In 1922, the British undertook the first census of the mandate. The population was 752,048, comprising 589,177 Muslims, 83,790 Jews, 71,464 Christians and 7,617 persons belonging to other groups. After a second census in 1931, the population had grown to 1,036,339 in total, comprising 761,922 Muslims, 175,138 Jews, 89,134 Christians and 10,145 people belonging to other groups. There were no further censuses but statistics were maintained by counting births, deaths and migration. Some components such as illegal immigration could only be estimated approximately. The White Paper of 1939, which placed immigration restrictions on Jews, stated that the Jewish population "has risen to some 450,000" and was "approaching a third of the entire population of the country". In 1945, a demographic study showed that the population had grown to 1,764,520, comprising 1,061,270 Muslims, 553,600 Jews, 135,550 Christians and 14,100 people of other groups."
"Palestinian Population, 1860-2000 (thousands)
YEAR WITHIN PALESTINE ISRAEL WEST BANK* GAZA INSIDE PALESTINE TOTAL
1860 411 411
1890 553 533
1914 738 738
1918 689 ** 689
1931 860 860
1940 1,086 1,086
1946 1,308 1,308
1950 1,170 of which 165 765 240 304 1,474
1960 1,340 239 799 302 647 1,987
1970 1,412 367 677 368 1,289 2,701
1980 1,992 531 964 497 2,100 4,092
1990 2,731 687 1,373 671 3,302 6,033
2000 3,787 919 1,836 1,032 4,667 8,454
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Year Jews Arabs Total % of Jews to Total
1914 60,000 731,000 791,000 7.585%
1922 83,790 668,258 752,048 11.141%
1931 174,606 858,708 1,033,314 16.897%
1941 474,102 1,111,398 1,585,500 29.902%
1950 1,203,000 1,172,100 2,375,100 50.650%
1960 1,911,300 1,340,100 3,251,400 58.783%
1970 * 2,582,000 1,045,000 3,627,000 71.188%
1980 3,282,700 2,100,000 5,382,700 60.986%
1995 4,495,100 3,506,900 8,002,000 56.173%
2005 5,275,700 5,139,100 10,414,800 50.656%
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PLEASE tell me where 4 million comes from- Are you counting each arm or leg as a new refugee?