This meme is from 2004. History repeats itself.

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      Palestinians do not have consistent access to clean water, no I don’t think they have consistent access to condoms.

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      “Palestinian women are not having lots of children because they don’t know about contraception, or can’t access contraception,” says Sara Randall, an anthropologist at University College London, who co-authored the 2006 investigation. “So one has to conclude that they actually want lots of children.” source

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        FYI links to her study, about Demography, not access to contraception - lead to a 404 page.

        Here’s a prrtty informal survey about Gazan access to contraception, it sort of suggests they have, like I said, inconsistent access to contraception.

        https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31856794/

        The article you linked to makes many excellent points. When you’re poor, bored, and chock full of bombing-induced PTSD, having many kids is seen as a good idea.