Netanyahu subsequently issued a statement that all previous Israeli governments had continuously permitted construction in the neighborhood, and that certain neighborhoods such as Ramat Shlomo and Gilo have always been included as part of Israel in any final agreement plan that has been proposed by either side to date.
Netanjahu je potom dao izjavu da su sve prethodne izraelske vlade stalno dopuštale izgradnju u dotičnom naselju, te da su određena naselja, kao što je Ramat Šlomo i Gilo, uvijek bila smatrana dijelom Izraela u svakom konačnom sporazumnom planu kojeg su predložile obje strane do tada.