Benyamin Netanyahu’s secret visit to London. The head of government should return to Israel tonight. First meeting Friday with Rishi Sunak, the British Prime Minister, to discuss international cooperation. But his internal politics caught up with him in the capital of the United Kingdom.
With our correspondent in London, Marie Boeda
” Bibi shouldn’t expect a relaxing weekend in London written on placards held up by demonstrators outside 10 Downing Street and the Israeli Prime Minister’s hotel.
Iran and its nuclear program are the focus of both leaders’ attention. Also at the heart of their discussion: cooperation in the areas of security and intelligence.
Friday, March 24, they shook hands. This is the only image we could see of their meeting, since the planned photo shoot was canceled. No joint declaration either.
Because this visit is marked by the presence of hundreds of demonstrators from the Jewish community in the streets of London against the judicial reform of Binyamin Netanyahu.
The latter, who is on trial for corruption, wants to give his government greater control over judicial appointments.
His bill would allow Parliament to overrule court decisions by a vote. A denial of democracy, denounce the demonstrators, for whom the Prime Minister leads ” a judicial coup transforming this ally of the United Kingdom into a dictatorship “.
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