- Title: US urges Israel to come up with compromise as quickly as possible - White House
- Date: 29th March 2023
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (MARCH 29, 2023) (REUTERS) NATIONAL SECURITY SPOKESPERSON, JOHN KIRBY, WALKING UP TO LECTERN (SOUNDBITE) (English) NATIONAL SECURITY SPOKESPERSON, JOHN KIRBY, SAYING: "Israel's a democracy and sovereign state, of course. And sovereign states make sovereign decisions. Our whole point about this and our whole concern is and the President has said this himself that, we want to, we'd like to see decisions made there with a good friend like Israel, and Israel's a good friend, that are in keeping with consensus and that can be done with the broadest possible base of public support." WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) NATIONAL SECURITY SPOKESPERSON, JOHN KIRBY, SAYING: "We, obviously, urge Israeli leaders to come up with a compromise as soon as possible. And the President's comments yesterday about 'walking away from it' are perfectly consistent with finding a compromise that, again, preserves checks and balances in Israel." WHITE FLASH KIRBY STEPPING OFF LECTERN
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- Keywords: Benjamin Netanyahu Israel Joe Biden US White House judicial overhaul supreme court
- Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
- City: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
- Country: US
- Topics: North America,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001134829032023RP1
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- Story Text:U.S. National Security spokesperson, John Kirby, urged Israeli leaders on Wednesday (March 29) to come up with a compromise as soon as possible following mass protests over legislation to make changes to the judiciary.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced confidence on Wednesday that he would find a compromise with the political opposition over his judicial overhaul after the contested reforms drew strong reproach from U.S. President Joe Biden.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday that Israel is a sovereign country that does not make decisions based on pressures from abroad, in response to comments by U.S. President Joe Biden.
Biden earlier said he hoped Netanyahu would abandon judicial changes that had sparked protests in Israel and a political crisis for its government.
The conservative Israeli leader did press the pause button on Monday to allow for negotiations with opposition parties.
Opposition parties spanning the political spectrum have accused Netanyahu - who is on trial on corruption charges - of seeking to curb judicial independence. He denies any wrongdoing.
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