„At play inside Netanyahu,“ Diskin complained, and not for the first time, „is a mix of ideology, a deep sense that he is a prince of a ‚royal family‘ from the Jerusalem elite, alongside insecurity and a deep fear of taking responsibility.“ Netanyahu, he added pointedly, „has no strong core, no tough kernel about which you can say, ‚Know what? In an extreme situation, in a crisis situation, I can follow him. I can trust him.'“