As part of the effort, the IDF is closely coordinating with individual communities and their security personnel to prevent terrorist attacks.

“Our central challenge in the battle for international public opinion is the absolute lack of knowledge regarding the facts on the ground,” said Yigal Dilmoni, CEO and founder of American Friends of Judea and Samaria.

“It is part of Israel, part of the State of Israel,” said Smotrich, “and with God’s help, this can never be changed.”

In three weeks, Amichai Eliyahu will return to the Sartaba site and renew the ancient practice of lighting fires to signal the new Hebrew month.

As of Jan. 1, 2026, 541,085 Jews lived in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley, amounting to some 5.32% of the nation’s population.

Most participants on a panel at this week’s Conference of Presidents meeting said Judea and Samaria is heading toward a collision.

Sovereignty clarified, legal order restored — and the biblical heartland moves from ambiguity to permanence.

By establishing this civilian framework, the government has created a permanent administrative apparatus designed to bypass Oslo-era restrictions and assert direct Israeli responsibility for the historical sites of Judea and Samaria.

Yesha chairman and Binyamin Regional Council head and urges swift action before political shifts in Israel and the United States.