Israel Ganz, Governor of the Binyamin Regional Council, welcomed the election of Rep. Mike Johnson as the new Speaker of the US House of Representatives.

"I congratulate Mike Johnson, a friend of the settlement in Binyamin and Judea and Samaria, on his election as the new Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Over the years, Mike worked a lot for the settlement enterprise and for the State of Israel."

"I have no doubt that the United States has a valuable representative who will bring good to the House of Representatives and to the American people. Israel will have a true friend in a significant position," Ganz said.