Infidelic History Lessons

Submitted by Sword of Islam & The Babies of Beslan (United Kingdom), Jul 17, 2006 at 22:56

That's very interesting to me as I love a good history lesson. However, the census information for this period suggests that your comment is disingenuous at best.

Wilkpedia

In 1922 the British undertook the first census of the mandate. The population was 752,048, comprising 589,177 Muslims, 83,790 Jews, 71,464 Christians and 7,617 persons belonging to other groups.. After a second census in 1931, the population had grown to 1,036,339 in total, comprising 761,922 Muslims, 175,138 Jews, 89,134 Christians and 10,145 people belonging to other groups. In 1945 a demographic study showed that the population had grown to 1,764,520, comprising 1,061,270 Muslims, 553,600 Jews, 135,550 Christians and 14,100 people of other groups.

That seems pretty specific to me. I don't know how or why the mix of the additional population of 1,000,000 people was as it was but can nobody answer the question without changing the subject?

Given that as a percentage of population the Muslim component fell from 78% to 60% and the Jewish component of the population rose from 11% to 31% it makes your point interesting to the student of history but cock-eyed given the question! I'm sorry that it was't made 100% Jewish but stick to the point!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_for_Palestine

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