Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20161229:03:55:00
Their own agenda on the ground. so we're entering a very fraught period. >> is it a losing battle for the prime minister? >> is it a losing battle? in 2018, a year or so from now, benjamin netanyahu will become the longest governing prime minister in the history of the state of israel. surpassing even david bengorian, arguably israel's greatest prime minister. so the reality is staying in power as a reflection of a prime minister that most israelis will either tolerate and/or support is a key objective. so is it a losing battle? >> i meant that in terms of because he's isolating -- he seems to...