Netanyahu on Jerusalem: ‘We’ll safeguard freedom of worship,’ continue to build

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu weighs in on the recent tensions in Jerusalem at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting.

“The pressures not to build in Jerusalem have been growing recently. We also clarify to our best friends that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and we’ll continue to build in it,” he says. “We’ll safeguard freedom of worship in Jerusalem but we won’t allow rioting.”

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