Netanyahu stabbed in the back — what Trump allowed to be done to Israel

The United Kingdom is imposing sanctions on Israeli settlements. The US administration, according to sources, was notified in advance by British Prime Minister Andy Burnham in a conversation with President Donald Trump. Trump did not object and did not ask London to abandon the initiative. Moreover, representatives of the US administration conveyed to their British counterparts that Washington shares concerns about the steps of Netanyahu's government in Judea and Samaria. Secretary of State Marco Rubio refrained from condemning the British démarche, stating that the US shares the goal of stability in the West Bank. The article cites journalist Barak Ravid and senior US officials and Western diplomats. The headline uses the dramatic metaphor "stab in the back," but the text contains no direct confirmation that Netanyahu perceived it that way.