John Kirby, coordinator of strategic communications at the US National Security Council, said Washington currently has no plans to receive Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.
Commenting on remarks by US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in which he said during his visit to Israel that he would invite Netanyahu to Congress if the president did not invite him to the White House, Kirby replied that "Biden will invite Netanyahu soon to visit the White House," but stressed that "the date of the visit is still unknown."
In another context, the US official said that the White House's position on the judicial "reform" (plan) in Israel remains the same.
He also pointed out that the US administration is looking forward to the Israeli government reaching a broad consensus that maintains balances and checks in the country.
US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said US President Joe Biden should invite Netanyahu to visit the White House.
McCarthy attended the summer session of the Israeli Knesset with a bipartisan delegation at the invitation of Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana.
Ohna said in a speech that Israel, with American support, was able to defeat its enemies in the past and will be able to overcome them in the future.
In a leaked video, Justice Minister Yariv Levin accused the US administration of supporting protests against judicial changes in Israel.
Levin appears in the video published by the Hebrew website Walla during a meeting with religious Jews to explain the reasons for the failure to pass the judicial changes. This is in reference to statements made by US administration officials in this regard.
Despite the passage of more than 4 months since he formed the Israeli government, Biden did not invite Netanyahu to meet with him at the White House, against the backdrop of the "judicial reform" plan that the government seeks to pass despite the opposition's rejection.
U.S. presidents are often quick to invite Israeli prime ministers to the White House soon after they form their governments.
In late March, the US president said in a statement to reporters, "I will not invite Netanyahu (to visit Washington) soon," adding that Israel cannot continue on this path, according to the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth.
For his part, Netanyahu said at the time that Israel is an independent state that makes its decisions by the will of its citizens, not on the basis of external pressure, including from our best friends.
Since the beginning of this year, Israel has been witnessing a wave of protests against legislation pushed by the government to "reform the judiciary", while the opposition considers it a "coup against democracy" because it limits the powers of the Supreme Court (the highest judicial authority) and gives the government coalition control over the committee for the appointment of judges.