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Israel population density

Overpopulation – really?

Since when has the Jewish people had to play by the rules of other societies?

|ByLEONIE BEN-SIMON
Children get close to the land on Tu Bishvat, 2005
Palestinians stand atop a boat at Gaza's seaport in Gaza City October 16

Is the government advancing a plan for an artificial island off Gaza's coast?

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said that he has been thinking about this idea since his first term in 1996, but that then it was halted because of opposition from environmental groups.

|ByHERB KEINON
Israeli Supermarket

Overpopulation is pushing Israel over the edge, expert says

Dr. Alon Tal, founder of Adam Teva V'Din – Israel Union for Environmental Defense, says that the most pressing issue facing Israel today is overpopulation.

|ByMICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN
Age distribution in selected cities, 2015 (by percent)

What’s my age again?

Among Israel’s major cities (of more than 100,000 residents), Jerusalem is second only to Bnei Brak in having the youngest population.

|ByPAMELA PELED