PrintOctober 17, 2009
Graph of the Day for October 17, 2009
"... our fight with the Jews is very extensive and very grave, and it requires all the sincere efforts." Hamas charter, 1988.
"There is no doubt that the new wave [of attacks] in Palestine will wipe off this stigma [Israel] from the face of the Islamic world... As the imam said, Israel must be wiped off the map." Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran, 2005.
"When someone says he wants to kill you, believe him." Attributed to a Holocaust survivor when asked what lesson he learned from it.
Rockets Fired Into Israel by Hamas and "other terrorist organizations"
Hoven's Index for October 17, 2009
Area of Israel: 22,072 sq km.
Population of Israel (% Muslim): 7,233,701 (16%).
Area of the "Arab Peninsula" (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen): 3,100,903 sq km.
Population of the "Arab Peninsula" (% Muslim): 64,978,220 (97-99%).
Source: CIA World Factbook.
