Why successive Israeli governments have feared a referendum on a 'peace treaty'

The Prime Minister and much of the Likud component of Likud-Beiteinu favors a public referendum on any agreement that turns land over to the 'Palestinians.' The usual suspects are opposed, and the 'Jewish Home' cannot make up its mind.

"I support and respect the process, because if we reach a diplomatic
agreement, it can't pass with a happenstance majority [in the Knesset],"
Netanyahu said