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Sergio Dellapergola

Sergio Dellapergola is a professor at the Hebraic University of Jerusalem. Born in Italy, he’s lived in Israel since 1966 and is a specialist in jewish population demography. He’s a member of the Jewish People Policy Planning Institute of Jerusalem.

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"Battle of the numbers: Jewish minority by 2020"

by Sergio Dellapergola

19 June 2005

The recent announcements about the sudden death of the “demographic problem” are premature. Media has publicized a report by an American-Israeli team, none of whom is a professional demographer. The report suggests that the Palestinian population is closer to 2.4 million than to 3.8 million. (...)