Netanyahu Rejects Pressure From Biden to Halt Judicial Reform

Netanyahu Rejects Pressure From Biden to Halt Judicial Reform
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sit down for dinner at the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem on March 9, 2010. David Furst/AFP/Getty Images
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HAIFA, Israel—Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu rejected pressure from U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday to halt the judicial reform that has sparked massive protests across the country.

Israel is a sovereign country that makes its decisions according to the will of its people and not based on pressure from abroad, “including from the best of friends,” Netanyahu said in a post on Twitter.