White House calls today’s vote by slim majority ‘unfortunate,’ urges consensus

By Jacob Magid

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24 July 2023, 6:35 pm

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Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

The White House laments the decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to pass the first piece of legislation from its judicial overhaul package, noting that it was done without the consensus that the Biden administration has for months insisted is necessary in order to adopt such fundamental reforms.

“It is unfortunate that the vote today took place with the slimmest possible majority,” says a statement from a White House National Security Council spokesperson.

“We believe that for major democratic changes, you need to work for consensus. We urge Israeli leaders to work toward a consensus-based approach through political dialogue.”