White House Says Israel, Likely To Abandon Planned , Overhaul of Judicial System.<br />NBC reports that the Biden administration believes that <br />Israel's government will likely abandon its plan to overhaul <br />the judicial system amid widespread protests and strikes.<br />NBC reports that the Biden administration believes that <br />Israel's government will likely abandon its plan to overhaul <br />the judicial system amid widespread protests and strikes.<br />On March 27, Netanyahu <br />announced that a vote on the proposed <br />changes would be postponed. .<br />While the postponement <br />brought an end to strikes,<br />the protests have continued. .<br />Critics warn that the plan would not only <br />weaken the power of the judicial system, it would <br />remove a crucial check on executive power. .<br />The plan would have allowed a majority of the Knesset <br />to overturn Supreme Court rulings, which would have<br />effectively eliminated the power of the judicial branch.<br />John Kirby, a White House National Security Council <br />spokesman, said that Biden has urged Netanyahu to , “design a way forward that was based on compromise <br />and that could result in that sort of consensus support.”.<br />But he was very clear, and it really <br />does come from a position of respect <br />and friendship for Israel and <br />everything that Israel stands for, John Kirby, White House National Security <br />Council spokesman, via NBC.<br />NBC reports that the controversy <br />in Israel comes as democracies and <br />autocracies are clashing over primacy.<br />This ongoing battle means that the Biden administration <br />cannot afford to allow a U.S. ally to abandon the checks <br />and balances that serve as a foundation for democracy.<br />This ongoing battle means that the Biden administration <br />cannot afford to allow a U.S. ally to abandon the checks <br />and balances that serve as a foundation for democracy.<br />NBC reports that some officials in both the U.S. and Israel <br />have accused Biden of failing to issue a straight forward <br />condemnation of the planned judicial overhaul.
