Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday publicly endorsed a plan presented by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to expand the model of farms and infrastructure from Judea and Samaria to Israel’s Negev and Galilee regions.

In an interview with Channel 14, Netanyahu addressed the development of Israel’s peripheral regions and said: "We are working to bring the farms into the Negev and Galilee. In other words, to strengthen the Jewish presence just as we did in Judea and Samaria, also in the Negev and Galilee. We are acting with the recognition that strengthening the Jewish presence in the Negev and Galilee is also of great importance."

Smotrich immediately welcomed the announcement, saying: "I welcome the Prime Minister's statement tonight that he supports my plan to bring the revolution from Judea and Samaria to the Negev and Galilee."

Smotrich emphasized what he described as the plan’s national security and strategic importance. The initiative, known as "Yes, Judaize," calls for the establishment of new communities, legislative changes and a broad policy shift.

According to Smotrich, "The reality in which Jews are a minority, alongside more than one million illegal weapons in the community, is a national security threat to the state. The time has now come to bring the settlement revolution from Judea and Samaria to the Negev and Galilee through the establishment of farms, legislative changes and a significant revolution that will correct decades of neglect."