▁Argentina , ▁The ▁Netherlands , ▁Canada , ▁and ▁Russia . ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁around ▁ 9 , 2 0 0 ▁residents , ▁E fr at ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁settlement ▁in ▁the ▁G ush ▁Et z ion ▁settlement ▁b loc , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁settlement ▁b loc s ▁that ▁all ▁Isra eli ▁govern ments ▁have ▁said ▁they ▁want ▁to ▁retain ▁under ▁any ▁final - status ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁Palest ini ans . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Civil ▁Administration ▁declared ▁some ▁ 1 , 7 0 0 ▁d un ams ▁() ▁of ▁land ▁called ▁“ G iv at ▁E it am ” ▁( E it am ▁Hill ) ▁by ▁the ▁sett lers ▁and ▁“ J abel ▁Ab u ▁Ze id ” ▁by ▁the ▁Palest ini ans , ▁previously ▁considered ▁part ▁of ▁Beth le hem ▁and ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Art as ▁to ▁be ▁" state ▁land ", ▁after ▁a ▁military ▁appe als ▁committee ▁approved ▁an ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁decision ▁which ▁rejected ▁ob jections ▁against ▁the ▁conf is cation ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁file d ▁by ▁Palest in ian ▁land own ers . ▁A ▁farm ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁established ▁on ▁the ▁land ▁as ▁a ▁placeholder ▁until ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁build ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁homes ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁can ▁be ▁carried ▁out , ▁which ▁would ▁double ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁settlement . ▁The ▁land ▁in ▁question ▁is ▁inside ▁the ▁official ▁municipal ▁boundaries ▁of ▁E fr at ▁set ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9