{"id":2917,"date":"2014-07-24T10:14:19","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T08:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerstinpur.de\/?p=2917"},"modified":"2014-07-24T10:14:19","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T08:14:19","slug":"the-world-in-figures-israel-and-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/en\/die-welt-in-zahlen-israel-und-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"The world in numbers: Israel and Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"2013-01-21<\/a>My favourite page in the magazine Fire One<\/a> is the page \u201eThe World in Figures\u201c \u2013 a collection that is sometimes rather curious. Figures themselves do not lie. But the figures that are chosen and the way they are presented say something and convey one<\/em> A snapshot of reality. I can\u2019t do it quite as well as Brand Eins \u2013 but I\u2019ve nevertheless had a go at putting together an objectively subjective compilation.<\/p>\n

Miscellaneous<\/h3>\n

Town twinning<\/strong> between Gaza and Israel: 1 (Tel Aviv to Gaza, since 1998).<\/p>\n

Dragons,<\/strong> the number of children who were in the air at the same time on the beach in Gaza in July 2011 \u2013 thereby breaking the Guinness World Record held by the Chinese: 13,000<\/p>\n

Plants,<\/strong> that are called Gaza: 1<\/p>\n

(Gazania \u2013 which, incidentally, is named after Theodorus Gaza, a translator of botanical works.)<\/p>\n

Famous people from the Bible, in or from Gaza: <\/strong>2 (Samson and Delilah)<\/p>\n

Catholic saints,<\/strong> from Gaza: 1 (Hilarion of Gaza, who only washed at Easter! Resurrection through and through!) <\/a><\/p>\n

History<\/h3>\n

Number of years for which people of the Jewish faith have been referred to as \u201eJews\u201c: 3,300<\/p>\n

The number of years for which a particular group of people has been referred to as Palestinians: 50<\/p>\n

Number of nations in the UN General Assembly that voted in favour of the establishment of a Jewish state in 1947: 33 out of 56 (10 abstentions).<\/p>\n

Number of member states of the Arab League: 21<\/p>\n

Number of Arab nations that recognise Israel\u2019s right to exist: 2<\/p>\n

Area<\/h3>\n

Area of Gaza: 360 km\u00b2<\/span><\/p>\n

Area of Berlin: 892 km\u00b2<\/span><\/p>\n

Population<\/h3>\n

Population of Gaza: 1.8 million, of whom approximately 50% are under the age of 15.<\/p>\n

Population of Berlin: 3.4 million.<\/p>\n

Income<\/h3>\n

In the Gaza Strip\u00a0 under<\/em> People living below the poverty line: 38%<\/p>\n

In Berlin on<\/em> People living below the poverty line: 14 \u2013 20%<\/p>\n

Millionaires living in the Gaza Strip: 600 (according to other sources: 1,200)<\/p>\n

Millionaires living in Berlin: 558<\/p>\n

Estimated net worth of Hamas leader in exile Khaled Mashal in billions of US dollars: 2.6
\nNumber of luxury apartments that Khaled Mashal is having built on his 2.5-hectare site in Qatar: 250.<\/p>\n

Number of tunnels built for terrorist purposes: 30<\/p>\n

Construction costs for a 3-kilometre tunnel: 600,000 euros.<\/p>\n

Number of hospitals that could be built using the materials needed to construct a tunnel: 19<\/p>\n

Source: Tagesanzeiger<\/a>, JP Business<\/a> and Egyptian television presenter<\/a> and Sheikh Talaat Zahran<\/a>, The World,<\/a> ZDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Refugees<\/h3>\n

Refugees living in camps administered by UNRWA in Gaza: 492,000<\/p>\n

Refugees living in Berlin who receive benefits under the Asylum Act: 14,000<\/p>\n

Rockets<\/h3>\n

Number of rockets Hamas had at the start of the offensive: 10,000<\/p>\n

Number of rockets fired at Israel between 8 July and 20 July 2014: 1,700<\/p>\n

Number of rockets fired from Gaza between 8 July and 16 July that landed within the Gaza Strip: 100<\/p>\n

(Source: IDF).<\/p>\n

Protection of the civilian population<\/h3>\n

Number of measures taken by Hamas to avoid attacks on civilians: 0<\/p>\n

Number of measures taken by the Israeli army to avoid civilian casualties: 5<\/p>\n

(Telephone calls, leaflets, halting attacks when civilians are at risk, firing \u201edummy\u201c missiles as a warning, precision strikes. Source: IDF, quoted in *Der Spiegel*, *Die Zeit*\u2026).<\/p>\n

Injured people<\/h3>\n

During fighting in Schedira on 20 July 2014: 400 people injured. Of these, 14 women = 3.5 %, 17 children = 4.25 % (remainder, not specified, presumably men = 92.25)<\/p>\n

Source: TIME<\/a>: , version dated 20 July 2014. The section containing the figures was subsequently deleted; an enquiry to the editorial team went unanswered.<\/p>\n

fatalities<\/h3>\n

Israelis killed up to 20 July 2014: 18 (civilians: 2, soldiers: 16)<\/p>\n

Palestinians killed in Gaza up to 20 July 2014 (latest official report): 430 (other sources: 402). Of these, 252 were young men = 58.6% \u2013 of whom at least 130 were combatants, 112 children 26%, 41 women 9.5%, 25 older men = 5.8 %<\/p>\n

Proportion of the population in Gaza under the age of 15: approx. 50%<\/p>\n

Proportion of children and school pupils killed between 8 and 19 July 2014, according to figures from Iran: 50%<\/p>\n

Number of children and young people aged 18 and under killed between 8 and 23 July 2014, according to figures from Egypt: 17.1 %<\/p>\n

Number of women killed: 22, 3<\/p>\n

Number of men killed: 77.7<\/p>\n

Number of fatalities listed more than once on the official death lists: 33<\/p>\n

(Sources: Palestinian figures, Al Jazeera<\/a>, IC<\/a>, ABNA, <\/a>TIME,\u00a0<\/a> and World<\/a> )<\/p>\n

Children killed<\/h3>\n

Children in the Gaza Strip who lost their lives between 8 and 20 July: 112<\/p>\n

Children who lost their lives while building tunnels in the Gaza Strip up to July 2014: 160<\/p>\n

(Sources: Hamas, quoted in TIME<\/a> , Official figures, cited in n-tv.de<\/a>)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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