Jerusalem First

By MK Dr. Arieh Eldad, Jerusalem Post   These lines were written on the day the U.S. envoy George Mitchell arrived in Israel to open indirect “proximity” talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. These talks have been much delayed, in part as a result of PA chairman Abu Mazen’s having noticed that the U.S.…

Facts and Figures

POPULATION: 7,427.000 Jews: 75.5% Non-Jews: 24.5% POPULATION DISTRIBUTION Cities and Towns: 91.7% Thereof: Jerusalem: 10.4% Tel Aviv: 5.3% Haifa: 3.6% Villages and community settlements: 3.1% Moshavim: 3.3% Kibbutzim: 1.7% LIFE EXPECTANCY Women: 82.5 Men: 78.8 DISTRIBUTION OF THE WORK FORCE Public, Community & Personal Services: 40.1% Manufacturing: 13.3% Tourism, Commerce and Finance: 26% Agriculture: 1.9%…