Ben Caspit speaks this week with Geneva Initiative-Israel Director General Gadi Baltiansky. Commenting on the recent decision by Israeli authorities to advance construction of homes in West Bank settlements, Baltiansky says that "the Americans don’t want a confrontation with the Israeli government, and vice-versa. The US administration still senses relief over [former Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu being out of the game, and they know that the Bennet-Lapid government is the only alternative." For Baltiansky, as long as there are no dramatic steps on the ground, the Americans won’t engage seriously and deeply with this issue. 

Links:

-Israel assesses frayed ties with US Jews, Democratic Party - Al-Monitor

-US pressures Israel on trade with China - Al-Monitor

-Disagreement between Bennett, Biden escalates - Al-Monitor