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A key ally of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to delay plans to push through a controversial judicial overhaul that has drawn unprecedented public, government and military opposition and raised alarm from the U.S.<\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s far-right Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir has agreed to delay until May discussions surrounding the judicial reforms, his political party Otzma Yehudit, or Jewish Power, said in a statement, the Times of Israel reported.<\/p>\n
The move comes amid pointed warnings from the U.S. to Netanyahu to pursue compromise with opposition lawmakers around the judicial reforms, which critics warn would destroy the bedrock of Israel\u2019s democracy by strip<\/a>ping the independent oversight of the judicial branch.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been very clear privately with Israeli leaders, as well as publicly, with our concerns over developments in the last 48 hours,\u201d White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters Monday morning, \u201cand again, strongly urge Israeli leaders to compromise here.\u201d<\/p>\n This is a developing story\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n For forums sites go to Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n If you want to read more News<\/a> articles, you can visit our News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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