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President Joe Biden's administration has invited Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to visit him at the White House 'soon', after the Israeli leader announced a pause in a controversial judicial overhaul plan amid mass protests.
The invite, announced by U.S. ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides, comes at a time of steep tensions in Israel and follows numerous White House statements that were critical of the plan, which drew months of protests inside Israel.
The White House had praised the delay on Monday as a potential opening for compromise, after days of protests in the streets and civil unrest – with unions carrying out a general strike and schools and universities shuttering their doors.
'We welcome this announcement as an opportunity to create additional time and space for compromise,' said White House spokesman Karine Jean-Pierre. 'A compromise is precisely what we have been calling for. And we continue to strongly urge Israeli leaders to find a compromise as soon as possible.'
The Biden administration said Isreal's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited to visit President Joe Biden in Washington, although no date has been set. It comes after Netanyahu's government backed down and paused a judicial
