Israeli researchers accused the Palestinians of inflating their population figures in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. According to a new census presented Wednesday to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, there are 2.4 million Palestinians in the territories, one-third fewer than the official 3.6 million figure put out by the Palestinian Authority.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.