Biden's Relationship with Netanyahu Tested Amid Israel's Crisis.

The political crisis in Israel, sparked by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to overhaul the judiciary, is exposing the limits of American influence on the country. President Joe Biden and his aides have tried to strike a balance with Israel, keeping appeals and criticisms largely private but going public on occasion with carefully worded statements designed to pressure Netanyahu to back off the overhaul plan. However, internal Israeli pressure has been far more powerful, and the big question now is how much influence the United States still has with Netanyahu and what level of pressure it's willing to apply when Netanyahu or his party take future destabilizing actions.