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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Density Galore: Getting Away from Gush Dan

Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Density Galore: Getting Away from Gush Dan All Israeli governments have understood the need to spread out Israel’s population geographically. Too many people live in the central part of the country. But despite efforts an

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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Can/Should Israel Double Its Population?

Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Can/Should Israel Double Its Population? Lately, in progressive newspapers and serious magazine articles, a new claim has appeared: the world has to reduce its population numbers in order to survive. The same goes for Israe

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Americans keep having fewer babies as U.S. birthrates hit some record lows

According to 2016 provisional birth data, the number of births for the U.S. in 2016 was down 1% from 2015, and the general fertility rate for women aged 15-44 dropped to a record low.