We Need to be Reminded ...

I love to visit West Bank Mama. While I refuse to believe there is a West Bank, I know there is a Mama. And one of her best contributions to the online community, was when she added the following "The ABC's of the Middle East Conflict" to her blog. You need to visit her regularly for a dose of practicality:

The “Demographic Time-Bomb” is a Sham

The contention that Israel must abandon Judea & Samaria, in order to secure Jewish majority, is based on gross errors.

The American-Israel Demographic Research Group (http://www.aidrg.com/) documents in its recent BESA report, “The Million Person Gap” and in its “Forecast for Israel 2025 and Beyond” presented at Herzliya:

• In 1997, the PCBS openly quantified 325,258 residents living abroad and 210,000 counted by Israel in its Census base while over-estimating 300,000 births and over 300,000 in immigration errors during a seven year period through 2004.
• In 2004, there were 1.4 million Arabs in Judea & Samaria, not 2.4 million.
• Since 1997, Jewish population growth has exceeded Arab growth in Judea & Samaria. Average Arab net-emigration has ranged between 10 – 20,000per year and has risen sharply during recent months.
• There is a solid 67% Jewish majority between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. That percentage has not changed in more than 40 years
• Annual Jewish births have risen by 35 percent since 1995. Arab birth rates have stagnated over the same period.
• Jewish population growth in Judea and Samaria has exceeded Arab growth since 1997. Arab emigration is on the rise.
• There is no demographic justification for abandoning Judea & Samaria to the terror gangs of Fatah and Hamas!
• Jewish demography is a strategic asset, not a liability. Leaders shape demography according to strategy and not vise versa.
• Judea & Samaria provide 40% of Israel’s water. They are the “Golan Heights” of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and the coastal plane.

THE DEMOGRAPHIC MOMENTUM IS JEWISH!

LET’S KEEP IT THAT WAY.