Netanyahu: “We must move from protest to agreement”
- March 29, 2023
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Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahunoted this Wednesday at a virtual democracy summit hosted by Joe Biden that the time had come to move from protests to an
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahunoted this Wednesday at a virtual democracy summit hosted by Joe Biden that the time had come to move from protests to an agreement over his controversial judicial reform, which has now been shelved after months of protests.
“He right to protest It’s sacrosanct, but I think it’s the responsibility of national leaders to try to take these contentious issues and bring them together. flourishing center“, the Israeli Prime Minister said in a recorded video that was broadcast along with other political leaders.
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This is the second edition of the magazine. Democracy Summit promoted by Joe Biden, in which some leaders, such as Costa Rican President Chavez Robles or South Korean President Yook Suk-yeol, will participate – in person, but most often – virtually.
In his speech, Netanyahu mentioned controversial reform and said it was time to push for it.national consensus“.
“We are in the middle of this very strong debate, I think we have historic opportunityan absolute opportunity to strengthen democracy to restore the proper balance between the three branches of government, because that is what protects the rights of the majority and the rights of the individual,” he said.
This intervention came after a distant disagreement between Biden and Netanyahu over judicial reform that sparked social fissure unprecedented for the Jewish nation after this week an American called on Israelis to bury him forever.
In a statement today, Netanyahu reminded Biden that Israel “is a sovereign country that makes its own decisions. the will of his people and not on outside pressure, even from best friends.”
Netanyahu said on Monday that postponed consideration of controversial judicial reform to the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) to give time to reach a broad consensus with the opposition, after three months of mass protests in the streets across the country and even a call for a general strike on the same day.
Photo: Reuters
In his speech at the summit today, which Biden himself will officially open in a morning speech, Netanyahu called his colleague a “friend for 40 years” and assured that despite “occasional disagreements,” the US-Israeli alliance is “unbreakable.”
According to Israeli media, Netanyahu has been unhappy with Biden for weeks because he has not yet been formally invited to the White House since he took over as Israeli prime minister again in late December; something supposedly related to Washington’s preoccupation with judicial reform.
(According to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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