30-03-2023, 05:50 AM
Netanyahu rejects Biden's call to drop Israel judicial overhaul
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reacted angrily to comments by the US president, who urged him to walk away from his controversial judicial reform plans.
"They cannot continue down this road," Joe Biden told reporters.
Mr Netanyahu later tweeted that Israel would make its own decisions, "not based on pressures from abroad".
It comes after protests this week brought Israel to a standstill, forcing him to pause the proposals.
The protests have intensified since Mr Netanyahu returned to power at the end of last year, leading the most right-wing, nationalist government in Israel's history and promising to curb the powers of the judiciary. read more
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65110875
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reacted angrily to comments by the US president, who urged him to walk away from his controversial judicial reform plans.
"They cannot continue down this road," Joe Biden told reporters.
Mr Netanyahu later tweeted that Israel would make its own decisions, "not based on pressures from abroad".
It comes after protests this week brought Israel to a standstill, forcing him to pause the proposals.
The protests have intensified since Mr Netanyahu returned to power at the end of last year, leading the most right-wing, nationalist government in Israel's history and promising to curb the powers of the judiciary. read more
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65110875