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From The Association for Civil Rights in Israel, facts and figures on the situation of Palestinians in Jerusalem. 75.3% of East Jerusalem residents, and 82.2% of East Jerusalem children, live below the poverty line. 7,514 Palestinian children, representing 53% of the children under the auspices of municipal welfare services, are defined as children at risk.
on May 24, 2014
Palestine 101
Reliable figures on the Palestinian refugee and displaced population are hard to find, as there is no centralized agency or institution charged with maintaining this information, and there is no uniform definition of a Palestinian refugee.
on December 11, 2005
Palestine 101
In 2001, the Palestinian population worldwide was estimated by the Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA) at almost 9.4 million
on December 7, 2005
Palestine 101
About 93% of Palestinians are Muslim, of the Sunni (orthodox) sect, and about 6% are Christian. A very small number of Samaritans - adherents of an early form of Judaism - live around Nablus, in the West Bank.
on December 5, 2005