Yesha Council

Israel Katz orders administrative removal of left-wing activists ahead of West Bank olive harvest

The request followed an announcement by the Global Sumud Flotilla that it was recruiting foreign activists to travel to Israel and participate in activities in olive-harvesting areas in the West Bank

Israeli security forces remove Palestinians and left-wing activists from olive groves during the olive harvest season in the West Bank village of Beita, near Nablus, October 2, 2026
(L-R): Israel Ganz and Erez Winer

No. 27: Israel Ganz and Erez Winner: Advocates shaping Israel’s case for sovereignty and resilience

Palestinian school children sit by a barbed wire fence installed by settlers, which blocked their access to the school in Umm al-Khair village in Masafer Yatta, in the West Bank, April 14, 2026.

Israeli settlers block Palestinian students' path to West Bank school with barbed wire

Yisrael Ganz ,Governor, Binyamin Region Chairman, Yesha Council

Yisrael Ganz at Jerusalem Post Miami Summit


'Grandpa, look what we found': Huckabee family uncovers ancient coins in West Bank caves

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee and his family uncovered ancient coins and jar fragments dating to the Bar-Kochba Revolt during a tour near Na’ale in the Mateh Binyamin region.

US ambassador Mike Huckabee's family after finding coins in a Mateh Binyamin Regional Council cave, January 5, 2026.

Yisrael Ganz: “Judea and Samaria face a clear choice – Iranian chaos or a new horizon.”

The governor of the Binyamin Regional Council to speak at the upcoming Miami Conference on the challenges and opportunities his region will face in the near future.

Yisrael Ganz, governor of the Binyamin Regional Council and chairman of the Yesha Council

Yisrael Ganz unveils 'Joshua & Caleb Plan' on Capitol Hill: 'Zero terror, zero incitement'

Yesha Council head presents new political and economic initiative for Judea and Samaria

Yisrael Ganz	Governor, Binyamin Region and Chairman, Yesha Council

Ben-Gvir 'proud' of less policing of Hilltop Youth after fiery week of West Bank extremism

The opening of police investigations into incidents of West Bank settler violence has been dropping despite increasing attacks against Palestinian villages, mosques, and farms.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks at an Otzma Yehudit faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem. November 3, 2025.

Now is 'not the right time' for West Bank annexation says Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu met with prominent leadership from the West Bank prior to his meeting with Donald Trump.

IDF soldiers operate in the West Bank, September 8, 2025.

Trump-Netanyahu meeting: US ramping up pressure for end of war, Israel eyes West Bank annexation

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump will meet on Monday, but the two have very different topics in mind.

 US President Donald Trump and Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu walk together during Netanyahu's visit to Washington, February 5, 2025

Netanyahu must take 'decisive stand' on Judea and Samaria, says Director General of Yesha Council

"We need him to speak clearly for over half a million Israelis living in Judea and Samaria," said Omer Rahamim, Director General of the council.

CEO of Yesha Council, Omer Rahamim attends a press conference with Israeli minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich and mayors of settlements in the West Bank, at the Ministry of Finance in Jerusalem on September 3, 2025.

Yesha leaders race to meet Netanyahu in NY as Trump opposes West Bank annexation

The delegation will rush to meet Netanyahu ahead of his meeting with US President Donald Trump on Monday.

Yesha Council heads hold a meeting on the topic of West Bank sovereignty.

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. 

Israel Ganz

The wrong vote at the wrong time - opinion

Why recognizing another Palestinian state would reward terror.

 Yisrael Ganz, Governor, Binyamin Region, Chairman, Yesha Council