Those hoping for a change in the Yesha Council may be disappointed with the choice of new Yesha Council Chairman Naftali Bennett. Bennett, who does not live in Yesha and previously served as Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, reportedly told his associates that he thought that the Yesha Council acted correctly in its failed bid to save Gush Katif four years ago.

The Yesha Council was severely criticized for leading a campaign that lacked substance and was merely for show.