Democrats reportedly told Netanyahu judicial overhaul makes it hard to defend Israel

US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other members of a Democratic congressional delegation reportedly told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in Jerusalem last week that his government’s drastic judicial overhaul plan effort makes it harder for their party to continue defending the Jewish state in Washington.

Members of the Democratic delegation told Netanyahu that the temporarily paused overhaul had created a lot of negative “noise” about Israel among their constituents, Axios reported Wednesday.

“They told Netanyahu it is very difficult for them to defend Israel under such circumstances, and their message was: help us help you,” one source who was present at the meeting was quoted as saying. READ MORE