More than 80 House Democrats have signed a letter to President Joe Biden on Thursday calling on him to meddle in Israel’s internal affairs and “use all diplomatic tools available” to compel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop advancing his government’s contentious plan for judicial reform.
The letter, spearheaded by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Con), chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, and Jim McGovern (D-MA), the ranking member of the House Rules Committee, places the government’s attempt at reversing a power grab by the left-leaning judiciary on equal footing to foreign policy issues such as the conflict with the Palestinians.
In the letter, the House Democrats express their “deep concern regarding the planned changes to the structure of the Israeli judiciary, the fragile security situation in the West Bank, and the threat of partial or full annexation of areas that would most certainly be part of a future Palestinian state.”
“We urge you…
