Also, this has been going on since 2015, with serious escalation in 2018-2019, spanning a total of 4 governments, one of which didn’t include Netanyahu, two (an

Also, this has been going on since 2015, with serious escalation in 2018-2019, spanning a total of 4 governments, one of which didn’t include Netanyahu, two (and a half) included Netanyahu’s main oppositions. Spying, and using nefarious methods to undermine international law seems to be a consistent policy of Israel regardless of who is in power. Democracies usually have a set of policies which the public has no influence over, so perhaps, if given the choice, the Israeli public would vote to abolish these kinds of policies. That said, these kinds of actions are usually followed by international (and—in case of democracies—domestic) condemnation, and in the worst cases (which this is) sanctions. In the case of Israel, the response seems to be a relatively small demonstrations (think Argentina if you want to see demonstration against actions the public really dislikes) and a lackluster international response. I don’t think Israel is likely to change these policies any time soon, unless the international response really steps up their pressure.