With the World Focused on the Pandemic, Israel Prepares to Annex Large Swaths of the West Bank

Today’s SYSTEM UPDATE episode about this topic can be viewed on The Intercept’s YouTube channel or the player below.

President Donald Trump beamed at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in March, after signing a proclamation recognizing Israel’s annexation of the Syrian Golan Heights.

Photo: Susan Walsh/AP

Israel is planning a move on July 1 that the international community has long regarded as one of the gravest assaults on the international order and international law: annexation of l...