AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Trump didn't oppose UK sanctions on Israeli settlements
The Trump administration did not oppose a UK-led initiative to impose new sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, U.S. officials and Western diplomats say. Why it matters: The White House's decision not to push back on the UK effort, which 11 other Western countries have joined, is a signal of its frustration with the Netanyahu government's policy in the West Bank. Driving the news: The UK announced Tuesday it would impose sanctions against individuals and entities involved in building settlements in the West Bank. - The UK also announced a ban on imported goods from the Israeli settlements. - The move came in response to the Netanyahu government's decision to move forward with a new settlement in the sensitive E1…