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Israel / News Briefs

Israeli Population Pushes 10 Million as Jewish New Year Approaches

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The country’s population will reach 10 million by late 2024 and 16 million by 2048, the CBS said.

News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Israeli Settlement Population Up 16.5 Percent in Five Years

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

A report projects that Jewish residents in Judea and Samaria will grow to more than 1 million by 2046.

Featured / Jerusalem / Health and Medicine / On Campus / Education / Holocaust

Hebrew U Researchers Find Holocaust Survivors Suffer Higher Death Rates from Heart Disease, Cancer

By Jewish Press News Desk

Decades-long study provides basis for close monitoring of people who have experienced trauma early in life and the impact it can have on long-term health.

Haredim & Hassidim / Politics / News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel / Judea & Samaria

Report: Jewish Population Growth Rate in Judea, Samaria, Double Israel's National Average

By JNi.Media

The growth rate would have been even higher were it not for the construction freeze in Judea and Samaria.

Government / News Briefs

As 5777 Rolls In, Israel's Population at 8.585 Million

By JNi.Media

About 189 thousand babies were born in Israel in 5776, and an estimated 46 thousand passed away.

Government / News Briefs / Health and Medicine

New Ruling Requires Both Mothers Listed on Birth Certificate

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel approves birth certificates listing both mothers in cases where a family has two mommies.

Israel / News Briefs / Health and Medicine / United Nations (UN)

Israel Among Top Five Countries on WHO 2015 Life Expectancy Chart

By JNi.Media

Only 22 countries around the globe have reached an average life expectancy greater than 80 years, so if one is planning to retire abroad, one should consider those countries most seriously.

Israel / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

On Eve of 2016 Israel Boasts Population of 8.5 Million

By JNi.Media

During the year an estimated 176,700 babies were born, 74% Jewish, 23% Arab and 4.4% “other.”

Israel / Jewish / News Briefs / Religion

Israeli Population: 6.2 Million Jews and 1.7 Million Arabs

By Jewish Press News Desk

The population of Israel two days before the end of the calendar year stands at 8.3 million, 170,000 more than at the end of last year, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics. The 6.2 million Jews in the country make up 74.9 percent of the total, and the 1.7 million Arabs comprise 20.4 percent […]

Jewish / News Briefs / Aliyah / Geulah

Israel’s Population Nears 9 Million

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Israel welcomed 24,801 new immigrants this past year. Another 6-8 million did not make it - yet.

Op-Eds

Who's a Pew

By Bernard Beck

Jewish identity has been an issue in the Jewish community at least since the beginning of the Common Era, and perhaps even before.

Moshe Feiglin

Disconnect Israel’s Interests from America’s

By Moshe Feiglin

Shamir’s blunder was even greater than Golda Meir’s in the Yom Kippur War.

Israel / Jewish / News Briefs

8.081 Million Citizens in Israel on Rosh HaShana Eve

By Jewish Press News Desk

On the eve of Rosh Hashana 5774, the population of the State of Israel stands at 8.081 million people.

News Briefs

Vatican: Papal Visit to Show IDF 'Imprisoning' Christian Population

By Jewish Press News Desk

Fr. Peter Vasko, President of the Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land (FFHL), heralded Pope Francis’ announcement that he may visit the Holy Land next year as an opportunity for the “whole world to see the plight of Christians in the area. Vasko said the pontiff’s presence would also “shine a light on the dwindling […]

Op-Eds

Britain: Muslim Prison Population Up 200%

By Soeren Kern

"If we deal with him one time, with violence, and show him what time it is, he will never disrespect our religion again ... For Muslims, you'd say it's good, but for non-Muslims, it's very, very bad."

Rubin Reports

The True Conflict of the Middle East

By Barry Rubin

A new paper at a Muslim Brotherhood-associated think tank has admitted that Israel is not the primary "threat" to Arab culture fingering Iran instead.

Jewish / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Israelis Live Longer than Most OECD Countries

By Jewish Press News Desk

The average life expectancy in Israel is 81.7 years, fifth highest among OECD countries, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics. The annual report on the eve of Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, also reported that 10 percent of Israelis live in Jerusalem Tel Aviv is the second most popular city, where 5 percent of […]

Daniel Greenfield

Who Needs the Family

By Daniel Greenfield

When a civilization destroys its families, then it destroys itself.

Serials

Freedom Is the Ownership of Time

By Itamar Frankenthal

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