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In historic first, Judea and Samaria leaders visit UAE

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A group of Judea and Samaria leaders made history this week by visiting Abu Dhabi on the first-ever organized trip by the Yesha Council to a Muslim country, the umbrella organization announced Thursday. Yesha Council...

Reflecting on CPAC 2025

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Every year, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) brings together conservative activists and officials from across the United States. Hosted by the American Conservative Union, the first CPAC took place in 1974. Jews and...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) speaking at the Christians United for Israel (CUFI) Summit in Washington, D.C., July 2002. Credit: CUFI.

Cruz: ‘Israel’s right to Judea and Samaria starts in the Bible’

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday expressed his long-held support for Israel and what he said was its biblically rooted right to its historic homeland in Judea and Samaria Addressing the Sovereignty Conference 2025 in Jerusalem on...
View of the Israeli city of Karnei Shomron in Samaria, on June 10, 2020. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90.

Jewish population of Judea and Samaria up 12,000 in 2024

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The Jewish population of Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley grew by 12,297 in 2024, according to a report published over the weekend by the Yesha Council umbrella group of Jewish communities. As of Jan....

Jews in Judea and Samaria demand wider campaign against Palestinian terror

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Hundreds of Israeli residents of Judea and Samaria gathered in protest at intersections throughout the territory on Tuesday night, demanding that the army launch a broad operation against Palestinian terrorism. The rallies, called by the...

Yesha Council head lobbies against Palestinian state in DC

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Israel Ganz, chairman of the Yesha Council and head of the Binyamin Regional Council, is in Washington this week to advocate against a Palestinian state. Ganz met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett gives a press conference in Jerusalem on July 06, 2021. Photo by Amit Shabi/Flash90

New government criticized for approving lackluster building projects in Judea and Samaria

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At the end of June, the new Israeli government led by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett approved 31 new building projects throughout Judea and Samaria. The projects were green-lighted by the subcommittee on Jewish...
A general view of the Jewish settlement of Karnei Shomron, in Judea and Samaria, on June 4, 2020. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90.

In a show of support for Netanyahu, settler leaders green-light sovereignty bid

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As Israel moves closer to applying sovereignty in the Jordan Valley and parts of Judea and Samaria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi on...
Israelis participate in a march to celebrate Israel's 71st Independence Day near Havat Gilad in Judea and Samaria on May 9, 2019. Photo by Hillel Maeir/Flash90.

‘Historic opportunity cannot be missed,’ Netanyahu tells settlers

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday with the heads of the settler movement to discuss the sovereignty bid he plans to promote over the next few weeks. Israel’s plan to apply its law...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on a tour with the mapping committee. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.

US officials frustrated by settler leaders’ opposition to Trump plan

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Frustration is mounting among U.S. administration officials over the position expressed by some setter leaders in Israel, who oppose President Donald Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity” plan. According to the plan, Washington will endorse an Israeli...