Biden warned about 'meddling' in Israeli politics after intel report says Netanyahu's leadership 'in jeopardy'

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An American intelligence agency released an assessment that determined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s tenure faces serious challenges, with one expert warning the report could give the appearance of trying to influence Israeli voters.

"We didn’t need an intelligence assessment to read Israeli public opinion polls. Israel is a democracy and has a free press. The politics of Israel are on full display," Richard Goldberg, a senior adviser at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a former National Security Council official, told Fox News Digital.

"The fact that ODNI inserted this section and framed it in this manner reeks of an administration trying to meddle in Israeli democracy and put pressure on the government," Goldberg added.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)’s report noted that the already prevalent "lack of confidence" in Netanyahu’s governance, which took a significant hit due to the Oct. 7 terrorist attack, has "deepened and expanded even more than before the war, and we are witnessing large protests demanding his resignation."

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"A different and more moderate government is a possible scenario," the report stated. It also claimed Israel is expected to face increasing