Graph of Jewish Population Growth in The Disputed Territories
(1970 - Present)
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Jordan occupied the West Bank and Egypt occupied the Gaza Strip from 1949-1967. No Jews were permitted to live in either place.
Sources: Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics;
Israel Yearbook & Almanac;
Jerusalem Post, (August 8, 2001, February 3, 2003; August 17, 2006, October 29, 2010);
JTA, (July 22, 2004); (July 26, 2012);
Haaretz, (August 27, 2005);
Ynet, (January 4, 2006);
Yaakov “Ketzaleh” Katz, “West Bank Population Stats,” (January 1, 2024).
Yaakov “Ketzaleh” Katz, “West Bank Population Stats,” (January 1, 2025).
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