Israeli dissatisfaction with leaders grows

More than three in four Israelis are displeased with their leadership, a poll found. According to the survey commissioned by the
Israeli Center for Citizen Empowerment, 78 percent
of the public voice “displeasure” or “extreme displeasure” with elected
officials, with only 8 percent saying they are satisfied. The data mark
a new low for Israeli confidence in the government, which had received a 17
percent approval rate in a similar poll last year. The pollsters said
that many of the 547 respondents cited the recent slew of corruption
scandals in high office. Another contributing factor was last year’s Lebanon
war, which many Israelis believe harmed national security.