Scholz and Netanyahu clash over Israel's justice reform in Berlin visit.

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Scholz and Netanyahu clash over Israel's justice reform in Berlin visit.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed concern over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposed judicial reforms, which critics say threaten to weaken the country's independent judiciary. Netanyahu argued the reforms were needed to balance the country's various branches of government. Scholz emphasized Berlin's historical responsibility toward the Jewish state as a result of the Holocaust. The two leaders also discussed defense cooperation and German concerns over the proposed reforms. Netanyahu's trip was cut short due to widespread protests at home over the proposed judicial reforms.

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