6. The Trump administration will no longer view Israeli settlements in the West Bank as "inconsistent with international law," upending longstanding foreign policy. The swift development, announced on Monday by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, negates a 1978 State Department legal opinion — one recognized by all administrations since — that deemed the settlements unlawful. The new decision further aligns U.S. and Israeli interests, pushing a peaceful, two-state solution further from reach. -- BUSINESS INSIDER