Crux Decode: Will Trump's Pro-Israel Picks Embolden Netanyahu And His Allies To Annex The West Bank?

US President-elect Donald Trump announced he will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel. This was one of the first ambassador appointments that the new President elect has made, since winning the November 5th election. Huckabee has a close relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He has also repeatedly expressed support for Jewish settlers and has backed the idea of Israel annexing parts of the occupied West Bank. On Crux Decode, let's find out what does the appointment of Mike Huckabee mean in the ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon?

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