Chairman David Elhayani of the [southern] Jordan Valley (Bik'at HaYarden in Hebrew) Regional Council has welcomed the government's decision to authorize the Jewish community of Mevo'ot Yericho.
Elhayani said, "I congratulate the government's decision, which reflects the spirit of settlement in the land of Israel. It should be understood that this decision has been brewing for several months and today has been approved. I thank the Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit."