Israel's government has approved the first West Bank settlement in two decades, creating the first serious test for US President Donald Trump's new foray into Middle East peacemaking. The White House pointedly avoided any specific condemnation of the announcement. It however said that further settlement activity does not help advance peace and that it expects Israel to show restraint moving forward. <br/><br/>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced the<br/>decision late yesterday following a meeting of his policy making Security Cabinet. Netanyahu has vowed to build a new settlement to compensate the residents of Amona, an illegal settler outpost that was demolished in February under the orders of Israel's Supreme Court.