Israel

For a very long time, the prime minister has been able to use concerns or constraints from the American government as a way to respond to pressure from his right wing and to say “I’d love to accommodate you on settlements but the Americans have asked me not to.”

I wouldn’t be surprised if this is one of a number of controversial international policy issues to which Donald Trump has not given a great deal of deep thought yet. But it is, among many other issues on that list, one that is landing on his doorstep.