Netanyahu, whose sixth government was sworn on just last week promised the Jerusalem audience that his coalition was in power to make changes including in Israel's foreign relations,
The Jerusalem Post reports.
The Biden administration plans to speak out against Israel at the United Nations Security Council debate late Thursday afternoon against any changes to the status quo of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.
"We stand firmly for the preservation of the historic status quo, with respect to the holy sites in Jerusalem. Any unilateral action that departs from that historic status quo is unacceptable," US State Department speaker Ned Price told reporters in Washington.
He explained that the Biden administration planned to air that view when it spoke at the UNSC meeting in New York.
"We will be ready to reiterate our views to our fellow Security Council members," he said.
Just one day earlier he had said that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s brief 13-minute visit Tuesday morning to the Temple Mount, also known to Muslims as al-Haram, al-Sharif, was unacceptable.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government have defended Ben-Gvir, arguing that his visit, which highlighted Israeli sovereignty over the site, was not a violation of the status quo that allows visitors to the site but forbids Jewish worship.
In a speech to the annual Jabotinsky conference on Wednesday, Netanyahu said that Israel planned to hold firm to its principles on the international stage.
“Instead of bowing our heads and submitting to the dictates from the international community, we will proudly uphold our interests in the State of Israel and the Land of Israel,” the prime minister said.
Netanyahu, whose sixth government was sworn in just last week, promised the Jerusalem audience that his coalition was in power to make changes including regarding Israel’s foreign relations.
"Instead of bowing our heads and submitting to the dictates from the international community, we will proudly uphold our interests in the State of Israel and the Land of Israel," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
“We will carry out a revision in foreign relations: our voice will be heard in the world,” he added.
