Israel Ganz

Smotrich: 'Establishing settlements destroys idea of Palestinian state in our heartland'

Smotrich's comments came at a ceremony celebrating the establishment of a new settlement, called Maoz Tzur, in the Binyamin region of the West Bank.

|ByJAMES GENN
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at the Knesset, March 23, 2026; illustrative.
Fire at illegal trash dumping ground caused dangerous air pollution level in Binyamin region of the West Bank on August 7, 2023.

Trash burning in Palestinian towns poses severe health risk to nearby Israelis, local leaders claim

Trash burning throughout Israel and the West Bank accounts for 75% of carcinogenic chemicals in Israel's air and around 30% of fine particulate pollution.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Yisrael Ganz ,Governor, Binyamin Region Chairman, Yesha Council

Yisrael Ganz at Jerusalem Post Miami Summit

“Whoever brings the Palestinian Authority in through the back door will get Iran through the front door”

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

'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.

|ByJAMES GENN

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. 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025ByZVIKA KLEIN
Israel Ganz

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.