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TimesOfIsrael: Lebensraum Needed for Israel’s Exploding Population (archive.is)

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Israel’s population is projected to grow to 11.1 million by 2030, 13.2 million by 2040, and 15.2 million by 2048. That’s why hanging on to the West Bank is such a contentious issue…’lebensraum.’

These people need places to live in a nation short of land mass. Compare Israel to its neighbor Jordan, which has a smaller population, yet about five times the land area. If Israel is to maintain its agricultrural industry its exploding population will to grow up, in high rise apartment complexes, as well as out, possibly into Judea and Samaria.

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