The embattled prime minister tried on Sunday to diminish polls that indicated a majority of Israelis were unhappy with his performance: “There are always these contentious polls.”
from April 10 showed that 63 percent disapproved of his performance—down 5 percent from its last poll.stemming from the cache of leaked U.S. intelligence documents that the Mossad, Israel’s spy agency, opposed his government over the judicial reforms and led “explicit calls to action” from within.
Later in the interview, Netanyahu acknowledged that there is a faction “upset” about his moves, but said it was a minority compared to those who want the reforms. Netanyahu also tried to shift the conversation away from the judicial reforms—including Todd’s suggestion that the country call a snap election to determine the public interest in the proposal—to respond to criticisms that his government is “the most radical, extreme conservative government.”
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