Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu responded Tuesday to a suggestion from President Biden that his government 'walks away' from controversial judicial overhaul plans by saying the country makes its own decisions.
"Like many strong supporters of Israel, I'm very concerned, and I'm concerned that they get this straight," Mr. Biden told journalists."They cannot continue down this road, and I've sort of made that clear. Hopefully the prime minister will act in a way that he can try to work out some genuine compromise, but that remains to be seen."
Later Tuesday, the U.S. president said he hopes Netanyahu"walks away" from the judicial overhaul legislation. In a televised address, the Israeli leader said he was"not willing to tear the nation in half," and that,"when there's a possibility of avoiding fraternal war through dialogue, I, as prime minister, will take a time out for that dialogue."
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