Contributing to Haaretz, MEI Senior Research Fellow Victor Kattan writes about Israel’s West Bank annexation plans. He discusses the roots of the Likud party, who are staunch supporters of the annexation, and their interpretation of history, and how the current global environment has affected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans. Read the full article here. 

Image Caption: Benjamin Netanyahu on a 2015 Likud Party legislative election campaign poster. Image by Dr Avishai Teicher / via Wikimedia Commons.