Every government in the world (except Israel's😂) regards the Israeli settlements as illegal under international law. They also contravene several UN resolutions, which Israel simply ignores. The main reason we have this facade of "friendly relations" with Israel is the disproportionate influence of the pro-Israel lobby, notably the incredibly undemocratic one in the US, the nation which leads the world in nurturing those "friendly relations." No US politician who values his career dares brief against Israel. Bibi and Obama don't get on and Obama doesn't care for those settlements. So when Obama is visiting Israel, Bibi embarrasses him by pointedly announcing new settlements. But Obama knows that he's toast if he utters anything more that the mildest rebuke. Yep, that's how you run those "friendly relations" all right! And yes, Keith, these things have really happened!