Biden invites Israel’s Netanyahu to U.S. despite ‘valid’ policy concerns
to the United States for an official visit later this year, the White House and prime minister’s office said.
Biden had held off extending the invitation out of concern about a judicial overhaul undertaken by Netanyahu and his right-wing government as well asBiden extended the invitation during a phone call between the two leaders, a day ahead of a visit to Washington by Israeli President Isaac Herzog. The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have invited Herzog, whose position as head of state is mostly ceremonial, to address a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday, but some members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus have signaled that they might not attend the event.A senior Biden administration official said Biden and Netanyahu had agreed to meet “later this year in the United States.” Whether the meeting would take place at the White House was unclear.
Amid escalating West Bank violence, the Israeli government’s actions authorizing settler outposts and inflammatory comments from a member of Netanyahu’s cabinet had drawn criticism from U.S. officials, including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during a visit to Israel in March. The Israeli statement said Netanyahu told Biden he would try to form a “broad public consensus” for a planned overhaul that critics say would strip its highest court of much of its power. The legislation has prompted anti-government protests in Israel for months.White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said Biden remains concerned about the judicial overhaul and “some of the extremist activities and behavior by some members of the Netanyahu cabinet.
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