'Palestinians' admit population growth declining

I don't buy the raw numbers in this article (we all know that they double count), but this little tidbit from the first link is interesting. The total fertility rate declined in 2010 to 4.2 births compared with 6 births in 1997. The rate in the Gaza Strip in 2010 was 4.9 births compared to 3.8 births in the West Bank, which have been stable for the past few years with no significant changes.The