The call, which began coordination a few days ago, will be an opportunity for Biden to deliver a direct message to the prime minister regarding the administration’s concerns about the “justice reform” plan.
US President Joe Biden is expected to speak on the phone Monday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and discuss with him, among other things, the Israeli government’s plan to weaken the justice system and the upcoming Knesset vote on the Unreasonableness Act, three senior US and Israeli officials said.
The phone call, which coordination began a few days ago, will be an opportunity for Biden to deliver a message directly to the prime minister regarding the administration’s concerns about the implications of his plan to “reform the judiciary” on Israeli democracy and the need to stop unilateral legislation and return to dialogue with the opposition to achieve a broad consensus on this. the plan.
The conversation will take place the day before President Isaac Herzog arrives in Washington and meets with President Biden at the White House. This will be Herzog’s second visit to the White House since last year.
On Wednesday, Herzog will address the US Congress marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel and the alliance between Israel and the United States.
The phone calls began even before Netanyahu was admitted to the hospital. Senior US officials said that Biden wanted to talk to Netanyahu even before he met Herzog and that is why he started the conversation.
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2023-07-17 12:22:38
