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Why did the population of Jews in Israel increase after 1948?
The main factor in population growth is Jewish immigration from all over the world (Figures 1 and 2). In 1948-51, 687,000 immigrants reached Israel’s shores. Most were survivors of Nazi extermination camps in Europe and members of entire communities that immigrated from the Arab countries in Asia and North Africa.
What was the majority ethnic group in Palestine?
In the Palestinian territories, c. 86\% of the population is Arab (predominantly Sunni), c. 13\% is Jewish, other <1\% (cf. Israel: Jewish 74\%, Arab 21\%, other 5\%).
What was the population of Israel in 1947?
In 1947, Mandatory Palestine was partitioned by the UN General Assembly into two states, one Jewish and the other Arab. Three years later, the population of Israel increased to 1.3 million, with 87 percent being Jewish Israelis.
When was Palestine established?
Israel later captured the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) from Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria in June 1967 during the Six-Day War. On 15 November 1988 in Algiers, Yasser Arafat, Chairman of the PLO, proclaimed the establishment of the State of Palestine.
What was the population of Jews in Israel in 1948?
about 670,000
In 1948 the Jewish population of Israel was about 670,000; this number increased to more than 1,000,000 the next year as a result of immigration.
What was the population of Israel in 1950?
2.3 million
In 1950, the population was 2.3 million, of which the Jewish population in the State of Israel was about 1 million and the Arab population 160,000.
What is the history behind Israel and Palestine?
The origins of the Israel and Palestine conflict can be traced back to the late 19th century. The Ottoman Turkish Empire ruled a large portion of the Middle East from 1516 to 1917, including the land along the eastern Mediterranean. The region was religiously diverse, including Jews, Muslims, and Christians.