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| Gaza census shows population explosion |
| 2009-02-15 |
| A census of Gaza published today shows that the population in the Palestinian territory has risen by almost 40 per cent in the past 10 years, one of the highest growth rates in the world. The census, which was carried out in 2007, found that the population in Gaza is now more than 1.4 million. It shows the majority of Gazans - some 68 per cent of the population - remain UN registered-refugees. With its population estimated to double in the next 20 years, Gaza's economy is hopelessly unfit to provide employment for its residents. Many factors are responsible for Gaza's impoverishment but the freezing of international funds since Hamas won the 2006 Palestinian elections and then the following year seized full control of Gaza, has worsened the situation. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #8 It's a bloody rookery, literally and figuratively. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-02-15 21:04 |
| #7 that dollar sign was a Freudian slip, really |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-02-15 17:58 |
| #6 more martyrs for Meshaal. It also provides the UN with more cover now that there are $1.4 Million refugees!!1!! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-02-15 17:57 |
| #5 No jobs, on relief, you can wage jihad, you can have sex... With the welfare mother aspect there is no penalty for sex. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2009-02-15 17:54 |
| #4 And that population explosion is funded by the EU and US via UN aid. In effect countries with a 1 to 2 children per woman birthrate are subsidizing a paleo birth rate quadruple their own. |
| Posted by: Glomotch Thavise2856 2009-02-15 17:53 |
| #3 Whats the use? |
| Posted by: newc 2009-02-15 17:26 |
| #2 Genocide!!! That's how it works, all right. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-02-15 16:45 |
| #1 well, with 3-7 offspring per litter |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-02-15 16:44 |