In one of his last campaign moves, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a far-right pledge: If re-elected, he would annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
The prime minister's move appears to be aimed at galvanizing support among his nationalist base and right-wing political allies before Tuesday's election.
Israelis go to the polls this Tuesday, April 9. A win by Netanyahu could make him the country's longest-serving prime minister — and take Israel further to the right.
The Israeli leader and his Likud party are waging a mudslinging campaign on social media, taking a page from the prime minister's close ally President Trump in style and substance.
Aaron David Miller argues that the president's recognition of Israel's sovereignty over an area considered occupied territory by most states will undermine Trump's agenda.
President Trump said the move, reversing decades of U.S. policy in the Middle East and drawing sharp international criticism, was "a long time in the making."
The remark made less than a month before Israeli legislative elections prompted many people — including Israel's president and the star of Wonder Woman — to defend Israel's Palestinian Arab minority.