Theresa May faces poll ultimatum - Hold the line in the face of extremists

On the eve of elections that seem to carry particular weight for Israel and that troubled region, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories if he is re-elected tomorrow.

Whether that hardening, the veer further to the right, is a ploy so he might retain office and, possibly, delay corruption charges is a subjective question — but then it is an ongoing tragedy that everything about Israel is subjective.