Over the next decade, Israel will pivot away from its close, pro-Western footing to a more independent one as its traditional allies pressure it to change its West Bank strategy. By the end of the 2020s, right-wing politics will gain the upper hand in Israel, expanding its annexationist trend in the Palestinian territories. But a territorially expanded Israel will not always find supportive allies in the United States and Europe, and its Western allies are likely to pressure Israel to reverse its West Bank strategy. What's Changing For decades, mutual strategic interests and sympathetic domestic politics helped glue Israel with its U.S. and European allies. From a strategic perspective, Israel was a useful Cold War ally against Soviet-leaning Arab states, a bulwark against jihadist extremism and a reliable partner against other mutual regional enemies, like Saddam Hussein's Iraq and revolutionary Iran.