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Census puts U.S. population at 320.09 million, up 0.7 percent from year-ago
The U.S. population is seen at 320.09 million people as of Jan. 1, up 0.73 percent from a year earlier, the Census Bureau said on Monday.
Arabs to outnumber Jews in Israel, West Bank and Gaza in 2016
The number of Palestinians living in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza will equal the number of Jewish Israelis in 2016, according to Palestinian statistics
Need for genetic testing raised by new initiative GeneTestNow
Significant advances in science enable us to no longer question what’s in our genes. This is especially important for Jews, who are far more likely to be carriers of genetic diseases than the general population.
NGO: Eritrean asylum seekers pressured to leave Israel
Israel attempted to deport 25 Eritrean asylum seekers in violation of international conventions, according to an Israeli NGO supporting the rights of migrants.
Haredi Orthodox account for bulk of Jewish population growth in New York City
Most of the growth of the Jewish community of New York over the past decade took place in two neighborhoods of Brooklyn, according to new data from a survey first published last year.
Study: Jewish population is booming in Brooklyn neighborhoods
The Jewish population of greater New York City rose ten percent in the last decade, to 1.54 million, a study found.
Israel’s population rises to nearly 8 million
Israel\’s population is nearing 8 million, up almost 100,000 from the end of 2011, according to data released on the eve of Rosh Hashanah.
West Bank settler population rises 4.5 percent to 350,000
More than 350,000 Jews are living in West Bank settlements, a 4.5 percent increase over last year, according to the Israeli government.