Why most Israelis want Netanyahu to go

An explanation for Americans and Europeans who are wondering why Israelis are back to the streets

Protestors against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, outside the Knesset, in Jerusalem, March 26, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

(First published on the Times of Israel)

A friend from Seattle asked me the other day why Israelis have restarted their protests against the current prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. All he’s been hearing am…