Chairman Avi Ro'eh of the Yesha Council of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria called on the government, Sunday, to exercise Israeli sovereignty on Judea and Samaria. Speaking at an anti-terror rally in the Judean Jewish community of Otniel, Ro'eh said it was time for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to stop the freeze on Jewish construction in the area.
Deputy Defense Minister Eli Ben-Dahan told the gathering that sovereignty was the best available long-term solution. The rabbi said he had no doubt that expulsion of the families of terrorists was the most effective deterrent but there were legal obstacles that prevented it.