Nadav Shragai, Haaretz Correspondent: West Bank settlement gets green light for major expansion
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Title:Big deal its Gush Etzion
Name:David G
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Efrat is the largest city in the Etzion block. Any final status deal will require its transfer to Israel proper, and will be a definite deal breaker.

Unlike some of the other blocks like Ariel (which is deep in the West Bank) or Ma`ale Adumim (which has the potential to separate Judah from Samaria) Etzion is compact and borders Israeli territory.

Israel could add 100,000 individuals to area and it would not change a single thing.