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Israel at 60: Population nears 7.3 million, 76% Jewish

May 8, 2008 - The State of Israel turns 60 today, and its population continues to grow and become more Jewish.

Just over three quarters of all Israelis  5.5 million people  are Jews, while 20 percent (1.5 million) are Arabs. Of the Jews, 69 percent were born here, compared to only 35 percent in 1948.

Source: Ha'Aretz

There Is No Nation Like Israel - Jerusalem Post

World leaders congratulate Israel on its 60th anniversary - YNet News

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad chooses to mark Israel's 60th Independence Day by warning Zionist regime of its 'impending doom' - Prophecy Central

Obama 'committed' to Israel's security - Prophecy Central

Olmert: 'Israel must internalize divided Jerusalem'

Jan 1, 2008 - In an interview with the Jerusalem Post, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that he is hopeful that 2008 will bring about a permanent Israeli-Palestinian peace accord. He said that even Israel's friends think in terms of returning to the 1967 borders and with Jerusalem divided. He personally does not accept the '67 borders as the final configuration, and he says President Bush also agrees that Israel should retain some territory in Samaria and Judea.

Source:Jerusalem Post