Tag: Yesha Council
In historic first, Judea and Samaria leaders visit UAE
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
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...
Cruz: ‘Israel’s right to Judea and Samaria starts in the Bible’
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...
Jewish population of Judea and Samaria up 12,000 in 2024
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
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
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...
New government criticized for approving lackluster building projects in Judea and Samaria
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...
In a show of support for Netanyahu, settler leaders green-light sovereignty bid
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...
‘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...
US officials frustrated by settler leaders’ opposition to Trump plan
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...