{"id":567831,"date":"2023-03-29T01:20:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T22:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/biden-on-israels-proposed-judicial-reforms-they-cannot-continue-down-this-road\/"},"modified":"2023-03-29T01:20:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T22:20:30","slug":"biden-on-israels-proposed-judicial-reforms-they-cannot-continue-down-this-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-on-israels-proposed-judicial-reforms-they-cannot-continue-down-this-road\/","title":{"rendered":"#Biden on Israel\u2019s proposed judicial reforms: \u2018They cannot continue down this road\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/bidenjoe_032823gn09_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Biden on Tuesday said he hopes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu \u201cwalks away from\u201d plans to pursue reforms to the country\u2019s judiciary, which has drawn criticism from U.S. officials and sparked protests and work stoppages in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike many strong supporters of Israel, I\u2019m very concerned, and I\u2019m concerned that they get this straight. They cannot continue down this road,\u201d Biden told reporters after a speech in North Carolina on the economy.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHopefully the prime minister will act in a way that he can try to work out some genuine compromise. But that remains to be seen,\u201d Biden added.<\/p>\n<p>Biden said Netanyahu won\u2019t be invited to visit the White House \u201cin the near term.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Upon arriving back at the White House on Tuesday evening, Biden said Israel was in a difficult spot, and he hoped Netanyahu would abandon his pursuit of the judicial reform legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The comments were Biden\u2019s most critical to date as Netanyahu\u2019s conservative government has in recent weeks attempted to push through reforms to Israel\u2019s judiciary that would effectively allow the government to choose judges on the country\u2019s top court.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of the law say it would erase checks and balances that are central to democratic governance \u2014 and in particular, that it would protect Netanyahu from court cases in which he faces charges of bribery and corruption, erase key protections for minority groups in the country and threaten efforts to preserve a two-state solution with the Palestinians.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu on Monday announced his government would delay pursuing the reforms for at least a month, until the next parliamentary session. That announcement came one day after massive protests.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The Biden administration had for weeks expressed its concerns about Israel\u2019s plans, with the president raising his worries in a call with Netanyahu earlier this month and a National Security Council spokesperson on Sunday saying they were \u201cdeeply concerned\u201d about the latest developments.<\/p>\n<p>But officials also sought to walk a careful line, as Israel is a critical and long-standing U.S. ally in the Middle East that enjoys widespread support on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to stress that all of that concern comes from a place of respect, and friendship and admiration for the Israeli people, and for Israel as a country and Israel\u2019s democracy,\u201d John Kirby, a White House spokesperson on national security issues, told reporters on Monday.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Netanyahu himself responded to Biden\u2019s remarks on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> Tuesday, saying that he <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciates Biden\u2019s \u201clongstanding commitment to Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsrael is a sovereign country which makes its decisions by the will of its people and not based on pressures from abroad, including from the best of friends,\u201d the prime minister added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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