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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli PM, Biden Exchange Frosty Words Over Legal Overhaul

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, amid demonstrations after he dismissed the defense minister as his nationalist coalition government presses on with its judicial overhaul, in Jerusalem, March 27, 2023. (Reuters)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday rebuffed President Joe Biden's suggestion that the premier “walks away” from a contentious plan to overhaul the legal system, saying the country makes its own decisions.

The exchange was a rare bout of public disagreement between the two close allies and signals building friction between Israel and the US over Netanyahu's judicial changes, which he postponed after massive protests.

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