Even the 2,000,000 figure first seen towards the end of 1980 had not been reached in over 40 years.
He got to his feet and saw Kate coming towards him.
Over the last thirty years, Israel has seen a movement by both the right and the left towards the center.
Then she was close enough to see the bubbles race towards the surface.
"But the local people saw it as one step towards a whole block expansion."
Ahead on the road they saw an old man shuffling towards them.
His face broke into a grin when he saw her coming towards him.
She saw fear in his face, and the resentment of a frightened man towards someone who cannot help.
She jumped upright, reached a hand he couldn't see towards him.
Out of her window she saw people in the street, all streaming down towards the yard.