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US speaker Mike Johnson in Ariel visit: West Bank must remain 'integral part of Israel'

Johnson was originally planning to visit Israel on June 22, but announced on June 16 that he would be postponing his visit due to the outbreak of the Israel-Iran war.

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US House Speaker Mike Johnson visits the West Bank, August 4, 2025.
IDF SOLDIERS operate in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip. When foreign forces attempt to curtail Jewish sovereignty on the historic homeland of the Jewish people, the Jews must fight back.

The Time Has Come for Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria

The battle between the free world and Iran does not begin with fighter jets - at its core it is a debate about historical justice.

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US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee makes an official visit to the Shiloh archeological site on May 7, 2025.

Huckabee becomes first US ambassador to visit West Bank, prays at Shiloh

Huckabee traveled to Shiloh in the Binyamin region at the invitation of the Yesha Council.

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From right to left: Eliram Azulay, Head of the Har Hevron Regional Council; Yossi Shelley, Israel's Ambassador to the UAE; Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi; Yisrael Ganz, Head of the Binyamin Regional Council and Chairman of the Yesha Council; and Omer Rahamim, CEO of the Yesha Council.

Yesha council delegation visits UAE in historic first

Regional leaders meet Emirati officials, discuss cooperation under "new world order" framework.

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A rolling ball of justice

"Trump's practical ideas not only address historical and moral justice, but are also innovative and creative" says Yisrael Ganz, Chairman of the Yesha Council.

FEBRUARY 10, 2025ByISRAEL GANZ
Yisrael Ganz, Governor of the Binyamin Regional Council and Chairman of the Yesha Council

A land of his own: How a Soviet childhood links to West Bank annexation

SETTLEMENT AFFAIRS: From Soviet discrimination to a home in Gush Etzion, settler leader Shlomo Neeman has always battled for his rights.

AUGUST 19, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
YESHA COUNCIL head Shlomo Neeman: ‘Sovereignty is ideology. It is faith. But it is also about day-to-day living.’

Netanyahu: Illegal construction is not allowed - not from Palestinians or settlers

Netanyahu spoke out after the IDF's evacuation of a newly establish settler outpost, a move that was met with contention by some of the coalition.

JANUARY 24, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly government conference at the PM's office in Jerusalem on January 22, 2023.

New US group looks to bolster public support for West Bank settlements

Brooklyn businessman Rafi Lazerowitz is helping launch a national non-governmental group called American Friends of Judea and Samaria to help the settler leadership umbrella.

JANUARY 8, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
View of the Jewish settlement of Eli, in the West Bank on January 17, 2021.

Settler leaders call for IDF to launch ‘Operation Defensive Shield 2’

Judea and Samaria councils to go on strike Thursday to protest Palestinian terrorism.

OCTOBER 5, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Religious Zionists head MK Bezalel Smotrich is seen amongst other settler leaders praying outside of Nablus, West Bank

Ne'eman to head Yesha Council, pledges to work for West Bank sovereignty

In the coming weeks, Shlomo Ne'eman is slated to replace Jordan Valley Regional Council head David Elhayani who has served in that role since 2019.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A VIEW of the settlement of Eli, in Samaria. Yesha Council deputy head Yigal Dilmoni said yesterday that turning Judea and Samaria into ‘Gush Dan east’ could significantly help the country’s housing problems.

Settler leader Elhayani resigns as head of Yesha Council

Elhayani who is a member of the New Hope Party published his resignation notice just hours before the party announced its merger with Blue and White.

JULY 10, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
David Elhayani, Yesha Council chairman at the protest tent for Israeli sovereignty in the Jordan Valley, Judea and Samaria and against the current plan outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 21, 2020.

Can sovereignty solve problems in the West Bank's Samaria?

Today, demographics in Judea and Samaria play a large role in determining how that responsibility plays out.

APRIL 14, 2022ByJUDY LASH BALINT
The polluted stream running off from a Palestinian factory in Wadi Haramiya.

Netanyahu warns right-wing victory not ‘in the bag’ in settler campaign stop

“Don’t stay at home as if it [voting] doesn’t matter,” Netanyahu said, adding that, “it does matter.”

MARCH 22, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Netanyahu warns right-wing victory not in bag in settler campaign stop

Gantz meeting with settlers has not led to outpost legalization

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Likud ministers and the settlers have charged that Gantz has prevented the placement of the outpost issue on the agenda.

JANUARY 10, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Tzachi Hanegbi at a protest tent erected by the Yesha Council and Young Settlements Forum outside Netanyahu’s Jerusalem office.

Yesha Council head: Capitol riot shows I was right about Trump

Gush Etzion Regional Council head Shlomo Neeman said the riots don't change the fact that Trump was supportive of Judea and Samaria.

JANUARY 7, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Yesha Council head David Elhayani.