Eleven Years of Report Shows Tremendous Growth of Jewish Population in Yehuda & Shomron, now totaling over half a million Jewish residents with a 15.5% increase in the last five years, reports Arutz-7. The annual report, based on the population registry of Israel's Ministry of the Interior, provides a complete population breakdown by town and is available for free to subscribers of the Bet El Institutions mailing list. The newsletter supports the idea that the Two-State Solution is no longer viable, partly due to the significant growth of the Jewish communities in the region.