Trump's logic of coming down so hard on the Palestinians (whose leadership is, in fact, deeply problematic) is that it will get the Palestinians to return to negotiations. This policy has plenty of costs. But at least we know what is the measure of whether this policy succeeds.
Do you believe that's the actual goal? I know that's the stated goal. But, while I try not to be cynical, there's both very little chance this gets the Palestinians to return negotiations, and very little chance the Trump admin acknowledges the policy as failure if they don't.