Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli politicians responded clearly and forcefully to US President Joe Biden’s criticism of Israel’s judicial reform and public statement that he won’t be inviting the Israeli premiere to the White House soon.
Key excerpt from Netanyahu’s statement: “Israel is a sovereign country which makes its decisions by the will of its people and not based on pressures from abroad, including from the best of friends.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was a bit more blunt in his retort, “Israel is not another star on the American flag.”