Blinken Talks With Israeli Counterpart After Judicial Change Protests

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken talked with his Israeli counterpart, Eli Cohen, on March 30—just days after President Joe Biden criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts at judicial change.
“Like many supporters of Israel, I’m very concerned,” said Biden on March 28. “And I’m concerned that they get this right. They cannot continue down this road.”
He also said he would not meet with Netanyahu “in the near term.”
In a statement, the State Department did not explicitly mention the judicial change effort, though it said Blinken “emphasized the importance of refraining from unilateral actions that exacerbate tensions.”…}