Sullivan made it clear to Netanyahu that the Biden administration is concerned about his judicial overhaul plan.
The government used the ruling to escalate its rhetoric against the Supreme Court and to stress that it backs up its grievances about the judicial systemA senior U.S. official said the effects of the ruling was the central point on the Israeli domestic situation Herzog made during his meeting with Sullivan Wednesday evening.it was the prime minister who first raised his judicial plan and tried to explain it, the U.S. and Israeli officials said.
A U.S. official said Sullivan didn’t express his opinion about the details of the plan but gave a more general message about how it could affect the two countries' shared democratic values. “Sullivan expressed to Netanyahu the importance of democratic institutions, separation of powers and rule of law, and the attributes that make democracies, like Israel's, uniquely thrive, and that we share," a senior U.S. official with knowledge of the conversation told Axios.
Israeli officials said one of the concerns raised by Sullivan was that even if this is not Netanyahu’s intention, pushing such a significant plan forward without dialogue and only through a parliamentary majority could look undemocratic.that Netanyahu told Sullivan he wants to pass the plan through a wide consensus in the Knesset and that its final version won’t look as it looks today.
During his visit to Israel, Blinken is expected to continue the discussion with Netanyahu and other Israeli officials about the judicial plan.
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