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Thousands of Palestinians in Jerusalem Apply for Israeli Citizenship
[Ynet News] Ronny Shaked - In recent months, talk of a future division of Jerusalem has prompted a staggering increase in requests for Israeli citizenship by Palestinians seeking to escape life under the Palestinian Authority. Some 250,000 Palestinians currently reside in Jerusalem, 12,000 of whom have sought Israeli citizenship since 1967, an average of about 300 new citizens a year. But over the past four months, the Interior Ministry has registered an unprecedented 3,000 applications, primarily from residents of the Arab neighborhoods unlikely to remain under Israeli sovereignty according to proposed political initiatives.