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Source: http://jcpa.org/text/Jerusalem-Master-Plan.pdf
Report: Not Enough Construction for Jews in Jerusalem
(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Nadav Shragai - A recent study on the future of Israel's capital reveals that the Jewish majority in Jerusalem is declining due to the mass migration of the Jewish population from Jerusalem to peripheral areas, together with the migration of an additional Arab population to Jerusalem. Population projections prepared by Prof. Sergio DellaPergola for the 2000 master plan predict that by 2020 a Jewish population totaling 75,000 people will be added to the city. However, currently a sufficient planned inventory of housing for 75,000 Jews by 2020 does not exist, while the estimated planned inventory of housing for the Arab population under the master plan would meet requirements at least until 2030.