▁acres ). ▁The ▁international ▁community ▁cons iders ▁Isra eli ▁settlement s ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Bank ▁illegal ▁under ▁international ▁law , ▁but ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁government ▁disput es ▁this . ▁ ▁Consider ed ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁G ush ▁Et z ion , ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁. ▁Although ▁ge ograph ically ▁located ▁within ▁G ush ▁Et z ion , ▁it ▁is ▁independent ▁from ▁the ▁G ush ▁Et z ion ▁Regional ▁Council , ▁and ▁Palest ini ans ▁in ▁negoti ations ▁do ▁not ▁consider ▁it ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁that ▁block , ▁since ▁it ▁lies ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁Route ▁ 6 0 ▁— ▁their ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Gene va ▁In iti ative ▁map . ▁Since ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Od ed ▁Rav ivi , ▁an ▁att orney ▁and ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁L ik ud ▁Central ▁Committee ▁is ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁E fr at ▁regional ▁council . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁E fr at ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁bib lic al ▁place ▁E phr ath . ▁While ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior , ▁" E fr ata " ▁is ▁the ▁quot ation ▁from ▁the ▁Bib lic al ▁verse , ▁and ▁therefore ▁the ▁town ' s ▁name , ▁E fr ata ' s ▁residents ▁and ▁municipality ▁have ▁maintained ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁that ▁the ▁reference ▁isn ' t ▁the ▁location ' s ▁name , ▁but ▁rather ▁means ▁" t ow ards ▁E fr at ". ▁This ▁has ▁recently ▁changed , ▁with