A poll this week found that 70% of Israelis want Netanyahu to resign. This might sound shocking to outsiders, but it's actually entirely predictable. I wrote about why: On every issue crucial to Israel's future, Netanyahu has sided with a radical 30% over the country's majority. Gift link:
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Mandate Schmandate.
Is Bibi weighing down Likud and its allies parties? If he resigns, would that cause any shift in vote intentions? I assume he wouldn't anyway because he's trying to avoid being subjected to corruption charges, right?
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/poll-shows-netanyahu-bloc-sinking-with-most-israelis-wanting-him-to-resign-launch-state-commission-of-inquiry/
The problem is - it doesn't seem likely they can force an early election.
Netanyahu is not a guarantee he will be defeated.
The disagreements are all internal allocation of burden.
I'd be curious to see where your claim comes from, though. Not because I don't believe you, but I'm curious.
These issues will determine Israel's future. And on all, Netanyahu has sided with the extreme minority against the majority—and fired officials who disagree.
Read it all here:
2. Before 10/7, Netanyahu proposed an unpopular overhaul of Israel's judiciary that he had not run on.
Normally, you need to compromise with other parties to get a mandate, but Netanyahu had destroyed the country so badly that no one in power trusted anyone.