An op-ed published by journalist Moshe Dann is challenging the long-held assumption that Israel faces a demographic crisis that would force it to withdraw from Judea and Samaria. Dann argues that the so-called ‘demographic threat’—the claim that Arabs will soon outnumber Jews between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean—is exaggerated and used by opponents of Israeli settlement to pressure the government. He points to rising Jewish birth rates and net immigration as factors that maintain a Jewish majority. The piece calls for Israel to reaffirm its legal and historical rights to the territory rather than consider withdrawal. The op-ed is likely to ignite debate among policymakers and analysts who have long cited demographic projections in peace negotiations.
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