New Program to Encourage Illegal Aliens to Leave Voluntarily

March 3, 2011 - HaModia

The Interior Ministry's Population and Immigration Authority is stepping up efforts to deport illegal aliens and will launch a program to encourage them to leave the country voluntarily....
There are some 150,000 foreign nationals in the country illegally, according tot he authority. Of this number, nearly 34,000 crossed the border into Israel illegally. Another 15,000 or so are categorized as illegal foreign workers employed in Israel, and 101,500 are classified as tourists whose vias have expired.

Ersal to become Palestinian financial hub

Friday, February 23, 2010 - Jerusalem Post

A $400 million Saudi-backed construction project can help transform the West Bank's sister cities of Ramallah and El-Bireh into a regional financial hub, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said.
"We want this to look like New York and Dubai," he said...
Ersal Center, a 13 tower joint venture between the PA's Palestine Investment Fund and Riyadh-based Land Real Estate Investment and Development Co. "This is a new vision for Palestine."

Israel Population - Yom HaAtzmaut 5771/2011

Israel at 63: 7.746 million people living in IsraelPublished: 05.08.11, 15:56 / Israel News On the eve of Israel's 63 Independence Day the Central Statistics Bureau has revealed that 7.746 million people live in Israel, 75.3% are Jewish and 1.587 million or 20.5% are Arabs. The data released also reveals that 178,000 babies were born in Israel over the last year, 24,500 made Aliyah and in total Israel's population has grown by 2% since Israel's 62 Independence Day. (Ynet)