Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan commented on the expected debate tomorrow (Thursday) in the Security Council following Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's visit to the Temple Mount yesterday.
"Tomorrow's discussion in the Security Council is a ridiculous and unnecessary discussion scheduled only because the UN is a crooked and biased body in which Israel is discriminated against," Ambassador Erdan said.
"I myself visited the Temple Mount as Public Security Minister, and I will make it clear again tomorrow in the debate, that Jewish visits to the Temple Mount are not a violation of the status quo and anyone who says otherwise is misleading and is causing security and stability to be undermined," he said,
The debate was initiated by the United Arab Emirates and China. Officials in the United Arab Emirates informed Israel of the move, which came following an appeal by the Palestinian Authority and Jordan.
Israel considers Jordan's diplomatic moves this week, requesting the Security Council debate and summoning Israel's Ambassador to Amman for a reprimand, to be an outrage.
The Israeli government is seeking to prevent the Security Council from issuing a condemnation against the Jewish State for allowing Jews to visit the holiest site in Judaism. In a worst-case scenario, it is hoped that the US will use its veto power at the Security Council.