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What's at stake with Israel's plan to annex parts of the West Bank

PBS, 01 Jul 2020
U.S. and Israeli officials met in Jerusalem Tuesday to discuss what could be one of the most dramatic changes to the Middle East map in decades. Israel says that as of Wednesday, it might unilaterally declare significant parts of the West Bank as part of Israel. That annexation had the green light of the Trump administration, but the United Nations says it would be illegal. Nick Schifrin reports.

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