... and Bet Horon in the northwest; Kochav Ya’akov, Tel Zion, Geva Binyamin, and the Sha’ar Binyamin industrial area in the northeast; Ma’ale Adummim in the east; and Betar Illit and the Gush Etzion ... area. The Eastern Strip includes the Jordan Valley, the shores of the Dead Sea up to the Green Line, and the eastern slopes of the mountain ridge that splits the West Bank lengthwise. The first ... the settler population in the West Bank, not counting those living in East Jerusalem, has almost tripled, rising from 110,900 to 301,200. The entire settler population, including those in East...