The head of the Gush Etzion Regional Council and the chairman of the Yesha Council Shlomo Ne'eman commented on the transfer of authority to Bezalel Smotrich:
"Ministers Galant and Smotrich proved that the good of the settlement is important to them. We thank them for their agreement, which is important news for the settlement enterprise. We will continue to work with them in cooperation for the benefit of improving the lives of half a million residents of Judea and Samaria and for the continued development of settlement in this region," Ne'eman added.