Two major developments have affected Israeli foreign policy over the past six months: The COVID-19 crisis and the declared annexation intentions.
A man wears a face mask as he walks in a market in Ashkelon while Israel tightened a national stay-at-home policy following the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ashkelon, Israel March 20, 2020.(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)ByROEE KIBRIK, NIMROD GOREN