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Gush Etzion Regional Council offices
The Gush Etzion Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית גוש עציון) is a regional council in the northern Judean hills, or rather, the northern part of the southern area of the West Bank, administering the settlements in the Gush Etzion region, as well as others nearby. The headquarters are located adjacent to Alon Shvut.
The current mayor of the Council is Shaul Goldstein.
The cities of Ma'ale Adummim and Betar Illit, as well as the local council of Efrat, are physically located within the territory of the Gush Etzion Regional Council, yet are independent municipal entities.
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This regional council provides various municipal services for the following Israeli settlements within its territory:
All of the settlements in the historic Gush Etzion area are on the Israeli side of the West Bank Barrier, except for Carmei Tzur. None of the settlements in the Judean Mountains area are, except for Kedar which is located far north of the others very close to Maale Adummim and is within the eastern Jerusalem section of the barrier.
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