Israel headed toward 1 million residents living in the West Bank
A general view of the Jewish community of Karnei Shomron in Samaria, June 4, 2020.
(JNS) - The latest edition of the West Bank Jewish Population Stats Report, commissioned annually by former Member of Knesset and National Union Party head Yaakov Ketzaleh Katz, shows a 2.62 percent growth in 2020, and a 17 percent in growth in the past five years, in the number of Jews who live in Judea and Samaria, more commonly known as the West Bank. According to the report, some 475,481 Jews currently call these regions home.
The statistics do not take into account the more than 325,000 Jewish residents of Old City Jerusalem or the eastern neighbors of the capital city, who are.
Feb 25, 2021
“The facts on the ground are irreversible. The percentage of Jews in the West Bank is equivalent to 33 million Americans,” said Baruch Gordon, director of West Bank Jewish Population Stats.
By Josh Hasten, JNS
The latest edition of the “West Bank Jewish Population Stats Report,” commissioned annually by former Member of Knesset and National Union Party head Yaakov “Ketzaleh” Katz, shows a 2.62 percent growth in 2020, and a 17 percent in growth in the past five years, in the number of Jews who live in Judea and Samaria, more commonly known as the West Bank. According to the report, some 475,481 Jews currently call these regions home.
Israel headed towards 1 million residents living in the West Bank
Israel headed towards 1 million residents living in the West Bank
A “West Bank Jewish Population Stats Report” shows a 17 percent growth in the last five years of the Jewish population of the West Bank, as well as neighborhoods of eastern Jerusalem, now comprise more than 10 percent of Israel’s Jewish population.
(February 2, 2021 / JNS) The latest edition of the “West Bank Jewish Population Stats Report,” commissioned annually by former Member of Knesset and National Union Party head Yaakov “Ketzaleh” Katz, shows a 2.62 percent growth in 2020, and a 17 percent in growth in the past five years, in the number of Jews who live in Judea and Samaria, more commonly known as the West Bank. According to the report, some 475,481 Jews currently call these regions home.