Yesha Council

No. 41: Yisrael Ganz: Yesha Council chairman, Binyamin Regional Council head

As head of Israel’s largest regional municipality and the movement’s umbrella body, Yisrael Ganz operates at both the municipal and national levels. 

|ByZVIKA KLEIN
Israel Ganz
Yisrael Ganz, Governor, Binyamin Region, Chairman, Yesha Council

The wrong vote at the wrong time - opinion

Why recognizing another Palestinian state would reward terror.

|ByYISRAEL GANZ
CHAIRMAN OF the Yesha Council, Israel Ganz, speaks during an interview. Today’s partial sovereignty can become tomorrow’s complete sovereignty if we accept what is achievable now while continuing to work toward our ultimate goals, says the writer.

Embracing pragmatic partial sovereignty in the West Bank - opinion

The settlement movement stands at a critical crossroads.

|ByTULY WEISZ
Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, August 6, 2025

Smotrich approves West Bank settlement plan to 'bury idea of Palestinian state'

"The plan is the 'final nail in the coffin' for the concept of a Palestinian state," Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich remarked.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

Judea and Samaria a part of Israel, US will work to end use of term West Bank, Mike Johnson says

The meeting followed an unprecedented official visit to the city of Ariel by a delegation of senior Trump administration officials and members of Congress led by Johnson.

AUGUST 5, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Shiloh with US House Speaker Mike Johnson joined by US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Yesha council.