The White House called on leaders to build “a broader consensus through political dialogue.”
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the head of the table, center right, and lawmakers attend a session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, on July 24, 2023. | Maya Alleruzzo/AP PhotoThe Israeli parliament’s vote to approve Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive plan to reshape the country’s justice system is “unfortunate,” the White House said in a statement Monday, calling on leaders to build “a broader consensus through political dialogue.
“As a lifelong friend of Israel, President Biden has publicly and privately expressed his views that major changes in a democracy to be enduring must have as broad a consensus as possible. It is unfortunate that the vote today took place with the slimmest possible majority,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement following.
Netanyahu’s plan calls for sweeping changes that would stifle the power of Israel’s judiciary, limiting the Supreme Court’s ability to challenge parliamentary decisions. The overhaul has drawn backlash both at home and abroad,against moving forward with the plan. “From the perspective of Israel’s friends in the United States, it looks like the current judicial reform proposal is becoming more divisive, not less,” Biden told Netanyahu,
. “Given the range of threats and challenges confronting Israel right now, it doesn’t make sense for Israeli leaders to rush this — the focus should be on pulling people together and finding consensus.”
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