Israel spied on communication channels between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the US to thwart attempts to sanction Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, according to reports. Private channels between the US and the PA are allegedly being monitored by Israeli intelligence, insider sources told 972mag and Local Call, with the aim of preventing information passed on by the PA to the US from “developing into sanctions”. The news comes days after the US, UK and France moved to sanction Israeli settlers involved in crimes against Palestinians – a rare very move by Western allies against I…