tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977100651062963844.post2799663906911219338..comments2024-03-28T12:31:13.509-05:00Comments on Throne, Altar, Liberty: The Real Threat to Israel – and to the Rest of UsGerry T. Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137796641408373451noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977100651062963844.post-39654142979510131102014-07-29T00:25:03.980-05:002014-07-29T00:25:03.980-05:00It's often said that Israel cannot be Jewish, ...It's often said that Israel cannot be Jewish, democratic and territorial - that Israel must eventually choose two of those three, but it's far from clear that demography poses any sort of threat to Israel's Jewish majority. As the below articles demonstrate, it's quite possible - even likely - that Israel can be Jewish, democratic, and territorial into the foreseeable future. With that said, I hope Israel abrogates its democracy regardless.<br /><br />http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/The-Human-Spirit-Israeli-Jewish-women-and-demography-360700<br /><br />Says Ettinger, “Israel’s Jewish fertility rate is currently higher than any Arab country, other than Yemen, Iraq and Jordan, which are rapidly declining. The Jewish population is also growing relatively younger, which bodes well for Israel’s economy and national security.”<br /><br />http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/livnis-source-of-desperation-jewish-births-way-up-arabs-way-down/2013/08/23/<br /><br />In 1997, Arab births in Judea and Samaria were at 4.76 children per mother compared to the settler’s 4.69. But by 2011 that number changed significantly, with 5.07 births per Jewish settler mother versus only 3.06 per Arab mother. The difference between the two became even larger in 2012.shlomo maistrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01248107684249750519noreply@blogger.com