Israel National News reports: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara attended a tribute event in Binyamin celebrating the recognition of 17 new communities throughout the council…

PM Netanyahu said: ‘Sara and I are happy to be with you at this exciting moment, and with you, Yisrael Ganz. I want to extend blessings to the ministers and Knesset members of the national camp..’

‘The entire people of Israel rely on the courage of our sons, from Judea and Samaria and from all parts of the Land of Israel. We are safeguarding the land.

‘I said in Ofra, and I say it again today: I promised 25 years ago that we would deepen our roots, and we have done so, together. I said we would prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state, and we are doing that, together.

‘I said that we would build and hold fast to our land, our homeland, and we are doing it. Those who live here can testify that their lives have become much simpler, much more orderly. And this is not the end – this is the beginning.’…”