Inte för att någon är förvånad antar jag men det antalet bosättare på västbanken är i alla fall officiellt bekräftade. Då förstå inte medräknande alla illegala bosättningar.
Någon som tror på en tvåstats lösning?
There are now more than 300,000 residents living in Jewish West Bank settlements, according to a Israel Defense Forces Civil Administration report covering the first half of 2009.
As of June 30, the settlements had 304,569 residents, an increase of 2.3 percent since January.
Most of the growth was in the most religious communities, including the ultra-Orthodox settlements. Modi’in Ilit gained 1,879 residents, a 4.5 percent increase. Beitar Ilit gained 1,074 residents, a 3.1 percent jump.Excluding these two communities, the growth rate in the other Jewish settlements was 1.75 percent.
Generally, growth rates are higher in the second half of the year, because many families move over the summer.
Among local councils, Har Adar (near Jerusalem) saw 5.7 percent growth, and Alfei Menashe (near the Sharon region, north of Tel Aviv) reported a 2.7 percent increase. Kedumim recorded 2.1 percent; Emanuel, 1.2 percent; and Kiryat Arba, 0.9 percent.
IDF: More than 300,000 settlers live in West Bank – Haaretz – Israel News