The Sovereignty Movement views the completion of the transfer of civil powers in Judea and Samaria to Minister Smotrich as a critical step on the way to Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.

The Sovereignty Movement welcomes the regularization of the transfer of civil powers in Judea and Samaria to the Minister in the Ministry of Defense, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, and strongly supports Prime Minister, Mr. Netanyahu, for completing the move with good will as a step toward normalization of the lives of about half a million citizens of Judea and Samaria, the pioneers of our generation.

In the movement, they view the transfer of authority into civilian hands as a direct continuation of the momentum toward strengthening Jewish communities since the establishment of the new government. “The validation of nine communities, the repeal of the law of secession in northern Samaria, and now the transfer of civil responsibility for the communities of Judea and Samaria to a minister committed to bolstering the communities and causing them to flourish are steps that constitute a dramatic stage on the way to the application of Israel’s sovereignty in Judea and Samaria,” the movement says.

The leaders of the movement, Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar, characterize the day of the transfer of powers as “a real day of rejoicing,” in their own words. 

“Analysis of the areas of responsibility passed into the hands of Minister Smotrich shows a real transformation, headed by the equalization of civil legislation between Judea and Samaria and the rest of the country. This decision is expected to have dramatic consequences for the lives and civil rights of the hundreds of thousands of residents and will promote bringing hundreds of thousands more to the expanses of Judea and Samaria that are awaiting them.”

“Our congratulations are extended to Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Galant, for this important step and for the cooperation and blessed work, together with Minister Smotrich who has the privilege of leading the sovereignty revolution in practice on the road to completing the realization of the vision of sovereignty for the sake of Israel’s security and future, based on the profound ancient right of the Jewish people to their land,” said Katsover and Matar.