Prime Minister Netanyahu 's initial popularity remained stable , as he managed to overcome various events that could have endangered the stability of his government — such as the political speech at the Bar-Ilan University at the beginning of his term in which he endorsed the idea of a Palestinian state alongside Israel for the first time , the government 's agreement to freeze construction in the West Bank , in light of the common belief of the Israeli public that the diplomatic relations between the United States and Israel had worsened during Netanyahu 's term , the 2010 Gaza flotilla incident and its implications , the outbreak of the Mount Carmel forest fire in December 2010 and the various government oversights which were attributed to this blunder , as well as the growing debate within the Israeli public about a pre-emptive attack on Iran
Mount Carmel forest fire
Mount Carmel forest fire (2010)
2013 Israeli legislative election