Yesha Council
The program calls for mapping the territory to prove Palestinian rights to the land and monitoring Israeli archaeological activity.
The Yesha Council warned about activists for a long time and their goal of harming the IDF and the state.
“This is the time to unite against those who seek our harm, the Palestinian Authority and other terrorist organizations,” says the Judea and Samaria umbrella group’s new chairman.
Some view the approvals as a positive development; others expressed disappointment, indicating that the 31 new projects—with just five residential homes—fall far short of expectations.
Following recent backlash against the Trump Mideast peace plan, settlement leaders meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to back Israel’s “unimaginable” sovereignty bid.
Settler leaders ramp up objections to Mideast peace plan, as Yamina leader Naftali Bennett warns of “existential disaster” of a Palestinian state.
“If the settlers don’t want what the administration currently has to offer, they shouldn’t come to us in the future,” says an American official.
They note the strategic nature of the areas in which they live, as well as the existing economic and often unknown social collaboration between Jews and Palestinian Arabs.
Efrat Regional Council head Oded Revivi will participate in a panel on Judea and Samaria.
