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Israel’s Population Passes Nine Million on Eve of Rosh Hashanah

Central Bureau of Statistics records 35,000 new immigrants arriving in the past year

Ofer Aderet
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Israel’s population reached 9,092,000 people on the eve of the Jewish new year of 5780, reported the Central Bureau of Statistics on Thursday. Since Rosh Hashanah last year, the population has grown by 184,000 people. Population growth in 5779 was 2.1 percent, similar to in recent years.

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