Al-Quds city, Sept 14, SPA -- Israel had a population of 6.75 million in 2003, an 1.8 percent increase from the year before, theCentral Bureau of Statistics said. Israeli Arabs made up 19.3 percent of the population. TheArab minority has a growth rate of 3 percent, compared to1.4 percent among the Jewish majority, the statisticsbureau said. Tourism increased by 23 percent in 2003, a reversal of aslump that begin with the outbreak of Israeli-Palestinianfighting in 2000. Most visitors came from the UnitedStates, the bureau said.--SPA1526 Local Time 1226 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/201498