WATCH: Exclusive interview with Sam Brownback, former US ambassador for international religious freedom, as he praises Netanyahu for taking decisive action
Netanyahu issues a statement: 'The government has no intention of building new communities in these areas'
Knesset Member Moshe Gafni issues statement saying his bill is going nowhere
Inflammatory comments by coalition members, Netanyahu’s silence create diplomatic distance
Evangelicals ask Netanyahu to issue public statement making clear that a bill to crush religious freedom in Israel will never pass
Neither Gallant nor Netanyahu have publicly commented on the reports
Despite the reportedly friendly exchange, Biden has supposedly refrained from formally inviting Netanyahu for an official state visit to the White House