(Ynet News) Telem Yahav - The common perception that in a few years there will be more non-Jewish Israeli newborns than Jewish ones appears to be detached from reality. According to population data published by Yediot Ahronot on Wednesday, the number of Jewish newborns in Israel has increased by nearly 20% since 2001, while during this time the number of Muslim and Christian newborns dropped by 5% and 10%, respectively. Since the beginning of 2011, 107,207 Jewish babies were born, compared with 30,341 Muslims and 1,864 Christians. In 2001, 69% of all newborns in Israel were Jewish, while 28% were Muslim and 1.9% Christian. In 2010, 76% of babies born in Israel were Jewish, while only 22% were Muslim and 1.3% Christian.
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