his likud party joined forces with the nationalist group yisreal beitenu. the jewish home part is gaining support. they obtained peace talks with palestinian. netanyahu allowed israelis to build settlements in occupied territories two years ago. their construction breaches international law and contributed to a breakdown in the peace process. >>> the state of relations between israelis and palestinians is just one factor behind the rise of political hardliners. nhk world reports from jerusalem. >> reporter: on a college campus in jerusalem, members of a peace group invited students to an event to discuss the palestinian issue. but they got little positive response. it's been 20 years since they signed the peace agreement. but in israel, the euphoria has since long died down. peace still seems a long way off. in a recent poll, only 31% of respondents answered that they expect peace to come in a few years. more and more israelis are losing belief in the peace process. and moving toward the right. among many campaign pollsters, the ones spanned out are ones li