Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden exchange frosty words over legal overhaul
The exchange was a rare bout of public disagreement between the two close allies and signals building friction between Israel and the United States over Netanyahu’s judicial changes, which he postponed after massive protests.
Later on Wednesday, Netanyahu struck a more conciliatory tone, saying that while “Israel and the United States have had their occasional differences,” the alliance between them was “unshakable.”The frosty exchange came a day after Netanyahu called for a halt to his government’s contentious legislation “to avoid civil war” in the wake of two consecutive days of mass protests that drew tens of thousands of people to Israel’s streets.
Itamar Ben-Gvir, a close Netanyahu ally and minister in charge of police, told Israel’s Army Radio that Israel “is not another star in the American flag.”Speaking to Kan public radio, Education Minister Yoav Kisch said that “a friend may not try to impose on the other regarding internal issues.” Netanyahu and his religious and ultranationalist allies announced the judicial overhaul in January just days after forming their government, the most right-wing in Israel’s history.
The plan would give Netanyahu, who is on trial on corruption charges, and his allies the final say in appointing the nation’s judges. It would also give parliament, which is controlled by his allies, authority to overturn Supreme Court decisions and limit the court’s ability to review laws.
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