Benjamin Netanyahu
The premier hails his government’s security credentials amid calls in the coalition for a tougher approach.
“There will be a policy here of a right-wing government” or Otzma Yehudit will boycott Knesset votes, Itamar Ben-Gvir said.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said he would invite the Israeli prime minister if the president does not.
Three civilians were wounded in Sderot when terrorist groups fired 22 projectiles at southern Israel.
“I expect the prime minister will visit at some point,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said.
The Movement for Quality Government says the prime minister violated a conflict of interest agreement by addressing judicial reform.
The Israeli premier and U.S. House speaker met one-on-one and then with American lawmakers.
“We are working on this matter around the clock, all the time, even today,” added the Israeli prime minister.
“He might as well appoint who he sees fit,” said Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, of the vacant consul general role the Israeli prime minister aims to fill.
“Together, we will stand as brothers and guarantee our independence from generation to generation,” the prime minister said.
“We must do everything to safeguard this shared home,” said Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
The Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce, which has long-standing connections to Golan, was among the organizations saying her placement as consul general to New York should move forward.
