The ceremony will be attended by the Chief Rabbis of Israel, hostages and their families, and the Mayor of Jerusalem.

Members of Parliament from South Africa toured Samaria as guests of governor Yossi Dagan and declared their support for Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.

"US visas are a privilege, rather than a right, reserved for those who make the United States better, not seek to destroy it from the inside," Rubio wrote.