President Biden told reporters on Tuesday that the Israeli government can’t 'continue down this road' with its judicial overhaul plan and stressed he is not going to invite Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House “in the near term.'
President Biden told reporters on Tuesday that the Israeli government can’t "continue down this road" with its
and stressed he is not going to invite Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House “in the near term."It's the first time Biden has spoken about the judicial overhaul, which has rattled Israeli society, on camera. Netanyahu suspended the legislation on Monday after months of mass protests, a strike that affected much of the country, and calls from some of Israel's closest allies, including the U.S., to build a broad consensus around the plan.
Biden's comment on an invitation for Netanyahu to visit the White House underscored how tense relations between the Biden administration and the Israeli government are at the moment.earlier this year that any fundamental changes in Israel’s judicial system should be based on a consensus to get legitimacy from the public and be sustainable.“Like many strong supporters of Israel I'm very concerned. I'm concerned that they get this straight. They cannot continue down this road.
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