Netanyahu hits back after Biden expresses alarm over judicial overhaul

Breaking down Israel’s fight over Netanyahu’s judicial reforms

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Carl Court/Getty Images This week, in response to mass demonstrations and a nascent general strike, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed legislative consideration of his right-wing coalition’s judicial reform agenda. Both sides in the acrimonious battle over that plan say they are defending democracy, which is a misleading way to frame an issue that should be familiar to Americans.The cont…

Netanyahu upbeat on judicial overhaul trade-off after Biden censure

Israeli leader presses the pause button to allow for negotiations with opposition parties

Netanyahu says Israel won't bend to "pressures" after Biden suggests he abandon controversial judicial overhaul

"Israel is a sovereign country which makes its decisions," Netanyahu said after Biden voiced hope that Israel's leader "walks away" from the controversial legislation.

Netanyahu, Biden in war of words over Israel's judicial overhaul

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden engaged in a war of words Wednesday over the former's controversial plan for...

Dispute over judicial reform in Israel: Biden distances himself from Netanyahu

The USA is regarded as Israel's closest ally — yet Prime Minister Netanyahu has not yet been invited to Washington since the start of his new right-wing government. When asked, US President Biden is frosty.

Biden urges Netanyahu to abandon judicial overhaul

President Joe Biden on 28 March urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to abandon a judicial overhaul proposal that led to massive protests, prompting the Israeli leader to say he does not make decisions based on pressure from abroad.