Biden’s invitation to Netanyahu

According to a written statement from the Israeli Prime Ministry Press Office, Netanyahu and Biden held a phone call on the topics of “advancing the strong alliance between the two countries, eliminating the threat posed by Iran and its proxies, expanding regional peace and keep calm in the occupied West Bank”.

“WE WILL WORK FOR RECONCILIATION”

During the meeting, it was noted that Netanyahu said that “the bill will be approved by Parliament next week and he will work to achieve a broad consensus on this issue during the summer break” regarding the regulation, sparking intense protests. in the ground. that restricts the powers of the judiciary in the country.

US President Joe Biden was said to have invited Netanyahu to meet in the US, Netanyahu responded positively, and mutual teams would start working to determine the timeline on this issue.

The Israeli media drew attention to the fact that Netanyahu and Biden last spoke on the phone in March.

In Israel, under the leadership of Prime Minister Netanyahu, the cabinet, described as the “most right-wing government” in the country’s history, took office at the beginning of the year. The relations of the government of Israel, where the extreme rightists assumed critical roles, with the Biden administration had followed a fluctuating course with mutual declarations.

Despite coming to power on New Year’s Eve, Netanyahu had yet to pay an official visit to the United States. Biden, in a statement in March, announced that “Netanyahu will not be invited to Washington any time soon.”

Biden also said in a recent interview that the Israeli government is “the most extreme government.” Recalling that far-right advocates of illegal Jewish settlements are in the cabinet in the occupied West Bank, Biden asserted that “people who say, ‘We can settle where we want, they have no right to be here,’ are part of the problem. ”

On the other hand, the president of Israel, Isaac Herzog, will leave tonight for Washington for a four-day official visit, where he will meet with the US president, Biden.

DEFERRED JURISDICTION

The “judicial reform” announced by Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin on January 5 includes changes such as limiting the powers of the Supreme Court and the power to have a say in judicial appointments.

Netanyahu announced that he had postponed judicial regulation, sparking the rise of mass protests and strikes across the country, on March 27, but announced that he would put judicial regulation back on the agenda after Parliament passed the 2023 budget. 2024 in the end of May.

After negotiations on judicial regulation between Netanyahu’s coalition and the opposition stalled, the government recently pushed the button again in the area of ​​judicial regulation.

The government had approved the bill, dubbed “plausibility” that would remove Supreme Court control over the government, in the first vote in parliament last week. For the law to take effect, it must be approved by three votes in the House.

The protest movement, which opposes judicial regulation and other right-wing policies of the Netanyahu government in Israel, has continued its demonstrations across the country for the past 6 months. (AA)