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September 20, 2006
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Israel’s Arab sector is growing at a faster pace than its Jewish counterpart, government figures show. According to Central Bureau of Statistics data released Tuesday ahead of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish population’s growth rate remained at roughly 1.5 percent; the Muslim population dropped to 3 percent, mainly due to a lower birth rate.

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