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June 2, 2016       Share:    

Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=34053

Jewish Fertility Surpasses Arab Fertility in Jerusalem

(Israel Hayom) Nadav Shragai and Efrat Forsher - The fertility rate for Jewish women in Jerusalem is now 4.3 children, compared with a fertility rate among the city's Arab women of 3.3 children, according to the Statistical Yearbook of Jerusalem, published by the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies. At the same time, the city's overall Arab population has continued to grow while the Jewish majority has shrunk. This is due to Jewish migration from the city stemming from a lack of available housing, as construction has fallen off due to international political pressure.

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