Yesha Council

West Bank Palestinian farmers face attacks, olive theft from settlers as violence continues

The attacks have accelerated ahead of an election next week in which opinion polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his pro-settler coalition could lose to more critical opponents.

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Palestinians, along with Jewish and international peace activists, take part in the olive harvest in the town of Idhna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, October 13, 2026.
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

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

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(L-R): Israel Ganz and Erez Winer

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

From West Bank sovereignty to national security, Ganz and Winner are shaping Israel’s political and defense agenda.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

Khalil Hathaleen, head of the Umm al-Khair village council, said the barbed wire prevented children from taking their usual path through a valley to the school in the village center.

|ByREUTERS

The wrong vote at the wrong time - opinion

Why recognizing another Palestinian state would reward terror.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025ByYISRAEL GANZ
Yisrael Ganz, Governor, Binyamin Region, Chairman, Yesha Council

Embracing pragmatic partial sovereignty in the West Bank - opinion

The settlement movement stands at a critical crossroads.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025ByTULY WEISZ
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.

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.

AUGUST 14, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, August 6, 2025

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.