Trump Declines Stance on 3-Nation Sanctions Against Israeli Settlements as Friction With Netanyahu Grows
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 9
Trump Declines Stance on 3-Nation Sanctions Against Israeli Settlements as Friction With Netanyahu Grows
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 9
Summary
Trump on Wednesday refused to say whether the United States opposed new sanctions by Britain, Canada and France targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Those measures were tied to settler violence against Palestinians, and Trump said only that he would speak to Israel to understand "why all of a sudden" they were imposed.
Three officials said Trump had been briefed on the sanctions during a call with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham before they were announced and did not push back.
That muted response points to rising frustration with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the war in Iran drags on, even as a White House official insisted Trump still has a strong relationship with Israel's leader.