Rasa - Israel's expansionist agenda has consistently created a major roadblock to the Middle East peace initiatives. Israeli ministers have in recent days drawn much criticism by putting forth a bill aimed at legalizing thousands of settlements built on private Palestinian land in exchange for compensation. Meanwhile, the election of Donald Trump to US presidency has raised a lot of questions as to how a new president in the White House will set the tone of relations with long-time ally Tel Aviv. In this edition of The Debate, we have asked our guests whether or not Trump’s presidency would embolden Israel to go into high gear with its illegal settlement projects.