Israel's impending annexations in the West Bank will not spark immediate international backlash, but growing pro-Palestine sentiment in the United States and Europe will ultimately leave it politically and economically isolated in the long term. This will lead Israel to seek increased partnerships with countries whose citizens and politicians are less invested in the prospect of a Palestinian state, such as Russia and China, though doing so will come at the risk of further stoking U.S. ire. Israel will most likely annex some major settlements in the West Bank on July 1, which the United States will acquiesce. Israel's emergency unity government, which was formed in April in light of the COVID-19 crisis , hinges on a pledge made by the country's major political factions to begin the annexation process outlined in the White House's Middle East peace plan .