According to the report, the Americans are unfazed by Netanyahu’s watered down outline for the judicial reform, as he presented in an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, and insist that the judicial reform be approved with a broad consensus.
An official at the US State Department told Channel 13 News on Friday that "President Biden was clear in his position, that he hopes that Prime Minister Netanyahu will strive for a compromise and advance moves only with broad agreement".
Netanyahu said in Thursday’s interview that he had already changed several things from the original reform proposal, including doing away with the proposed Override Clause, which would allow the Knesset to override a Supreme Court decision with a simple majority. He stated that the clause is out and will not return, even with a supermajority. READ MORE
