The Gush Etzion Regional Council (, Mo'atza Azorit Gush Etzion) is a regional council in the northern Judean Hills, 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 Yaron Rosenthal, elected in 2024.
In August 2021, Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon was elected Chief Rabbi of the Gush Etzion Regional Council.
List of settlements This regional council provides various municipal services for the following Israeli settlements within its territory:
Area of historic Gush Etzion Alon Shvut (see also Masu'ot Yitzhak: History.) Bat Ayin Carmei Tzur Gvaot Elazar Har Gilo Kfar Etzion, kibbutz Migdal Oz, kibbutz Neve Daniel Rosh Tzurim, kibbutz (see also Ein Tzurim: Original kibbutz.) Sde Boaz
Judean Mountains area Ibei Hanachal Kedar Kfar Eldad Ma'ale Amos Ma'ale Rehav'am Metzad Nokdim (El David) Pnei Kedem Tekoa
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.
Voting Patterns In the 2022 election, 87 percent of voters in the regional council voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, while 13 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid and 0.06 percent voted for the Arab parties.
References
External links
English website