Yesha Council CEO Omer Rachamim addressed the report on ynet that Minister Ron Dermer, who is responsible for relations with the U.S. and Gulf states, supports applying sovereignty in Judea and Samaria, saying that "Israel moving toward sovereignty is the right thing, we need to ensure it's beneficial sovereignty and not dangerous." He added in an interview with ynet Studio that "applying sovereignty only to settlement blocs is the Geneva Initiative, which means the rest of the territory would become a terror state, Gaza 2 in the heart of the country, and the settlement movement strongly opposes this." According to him, "Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria is necessary for security."