Support for prime minister wanes as his ‘plot to overturn Israel’s democracy’ is seen as threat to national security
On Friday afternoon, Israel’s prime minister,, found himself standing at the side of a remote road in the vast desert valley that runs the length of the occupied West Bank’s frontier with Jordan.
The security establishment has also been unnerved by the sudden rapprochement between Saudi Arabia – the region’s geopolitical heavyweight, with whom Israel is seeking warmer ties – and Isreal’s arch foe, Iran. As if the intersecting border crises were not enough to deal with, Israel is also undergoing unprecedented upheaval at home sparked by the government’s bitterly contested plan to overhaul the judiciary.
Leaked Pentagon documents that surfaced on Saturday suggesting the Mossad, Israel’s spy agency, encouraged its staff and the Israeli public to participate in the protest movement, have added to a growing perception among Israel’s many foes that such internal discord represents a big opportunity. Despite corruption scandals and a colourful private life, during his previous five stints as prime minister Netanyahu was always seen as a safe pair of hands when it came to Israel’s security.
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