US Ambassador David Friedman spoke to Channel 2 a day after he caused a storm by posing in Bnei Brak with a picture of the Jewish Temple photoshopped over the Al Aqsa Mosque.
"I was more embarrassed than anyone else, more than every Palestinian, when I saw a picture of me next to this poster, someone just pushed it in front of me and photographed it," Friedman said.
He added, "Of course this is unacceptable to me and that the US respects the status quo on the Temple Mount. It's just unfortunate and I feel terrible about people reacting the way they reacted. "