A Jewish population of some 100,000 will dominate the West Bank in three years if the present birth rate continues, according to a study nearing completion by Dr. Meron Benvenisti, former Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem. He found that contrary to popular belief, the natural rate of increase among Palestinian Arabs in the territory is lower than the birth rate of Jews inside Israel proper, Benvenisti’s study, financed by small grants from City University of New York’s Institute for Middle East Peace and Development, is titled West Bank Data Base Project.
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