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Prof. David Nachmias of the Inter-Disciplinary Center in Herzliya said Netanyahu may be facing his toughest political challenge of his premiership.

"There are several problems, not only the housing crisis, but also the rising prices of commodities including food, gasoline and electricity," Nachmias said, "where the middle class is being hurt really badly. They are protesting."

He added that at the same time, people are also protesting against the concentration of wealth and finances in the hand of a relatively small number of people.

"It's a serious crisis, and given that Netanyahu and his governing coalition might indeed be in trouble," Nachmias said.

Nachmias argued that the current crisis is a much more complex problem for Netanyahu than the diplomatic pressure he faces regarding to the peace process with the Palestinians.

While it might have been possible for Netanyahu to tell the Americans that he is planning to do something but then do nothing and still get away with it, Nachmias said, but when it comes to domestic politics, that wouldn't be possible.

"With internal problems, if you don't deal with them, people see that, and they immediately don't accept it and react. That is what's happening now with the protests," Nachmias said.