Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu responded at the start of the government’s weekly Cabinet meeting to US Vice President Joe Biden’s impending visit to Israel.

“This visit is an expression of the great relations between Israel and our ally, the United States. There are those who have already envisioned a collapse to these relations, but that is not the case. Our relationship (with the US) is great in all areas, even in the face of the challenges we face together in our region, which I will of course discuss with the Vice President during his visit,” Netanyahu said.