"It's either Israeli sovereignty or October 7" — this is the chilling message of a new video released by the Yesha Council as part of a campaign to apply Israeli law to Judea and Samaria. 

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer has reportedly proposed advancing sovereignty in closed-door government talks in Washington DC.

In the campaign video, the Yesha Council depicts a horror scenario: terrorists breaching the fence at Qalqilya, heading in trucks and motorcycles toward central Israel's central cities. 

“We're in Bat Hefer—they kidnapped Dad to Tulkarem. Help!” one voice says. Another reports, “Police? I see trucks near Azrieli.” The message ends: “It’s either Israeli sovereignty—or another October 7.”

PITCHED TO TRUMP OFFICIALS

Yesha Council Chairman Israel Ganz also presented the plan to senior officials from the Trump administration. In recent meetings at the White House, State Department, and Pentagon, Ganz warned that a Palestinian state would pose an existential threat to Israel.

According to the Council’s outline, Israeli law would apply to 65% of Judea and Samaria. The Arab population would reside in 20 autonomous cantons without forming a unified national entity.

Ganz cited security data: about 6,000 terrorists infiltrated from Gaza on October 7, while 40,000 armed personnel serve under the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. He noted that Gaza's border with Israel spans just 20 km—compared to 350 km along the Green Line.

“A green light from Washington is the only way to stop a Palestinian state,” Ganz told U.S. officials, linking Macron’s efforts to the urgency of Israeli action.

President Trump previously hinted at the possibility of Israeli sovereignty being on the table. When asked in February, he responded that an announcement might come within a month.

Meanwhile, the Yesha Council has launched a public awareness campaign with videos and billboards warning of the risks of a Palestinian state.

FOREIGN MINISTER’S WARNING

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar warned key global players that unilateral recognition of Palestine would be met with Israeli sovereignty moves in the West Bank. “Unilateral actions against Israel will be answered with unilateral actions by Israel,” he told his British and French counterparts.

This all comes ahead of a France- and Saudi-led international summit in New York (June 17–20) aiming to push for unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state. Israel has strongly rejected the initiative, accusing Macron of moral distortion following the October 7 massacre.

The U.S. has announced it will not attend, and several European countries, led by Germany, are also distancing themselves.