EditorialBezalel Smotrich, center, with his team before a press conference in Ramat Gan, Israel on Oct. 18, 2022. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv/The New York Times)
EditorialBezalel Smotrich, center, with his team before a press conference in Ramat Gan, Israel on Oct. 18, 2022. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv/The New York Times)
EditorialBezalel Smotrich, center, with his team before a press conference in Ramat Gan, Israel on Oct. 18, 2022. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv/The New York Times)
EditorialBezalel Smotrich, center, with his team before a press conference in Ramat Gan, Israel on Oct. 18, 2022. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv/The New York Times)
EditorialBezalel Smotrich, center, with his team before a press conference in Ramat Gan, Israel on Oct. 18, 2022. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv/The New York Times)
EditorialBezalel Smotrich, center, with his team before a press conference in Ramat Gan, Israel on Oct. 18, 2022. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv/The New York Times)
EditorialBezalel Smotrich, center, with his team before a press conference in Ramat Gan, Israel on Oct. 18, 2022. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv/The New York Times)
EditorialUSA. Annexation of Texas. In December 1845, during the presidency of James Knox Polk, Texas became a state of the Union. The annexation meant the Mexican-American war of 1846-1848. Texas State Flag waving over The Alamo, San Antonio, after being admitt...