US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday refused to endorse Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s October 27 legislative elections, breaking with President Donald Trump.
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US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday refused to endorse Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s October 27 legislative elections, breaking with President Donald Trump.
“I’m not against supporting him, I’m not for supporting him, I’m not getting involved in Israeli elections,” Vance told an American reporter who pressed him on the issue. He added that his focus was on American candidates and the US midterm elections on November 3.
On Sunday, Trump gave Netanyahu his “full and complete” support, drawing thanks from the outgoing prime minister for what he called “tremendous” backing ahead of a vote expected to be close.
Vance’s restraint contrasts with his record in other foreign elections. He strongly backed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán before April’s legislative elections, which ended up ousting Orbán from power.
Last year in Germany, he met Alice Weidel, leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), and criticized mainstream parties’ “firewall” against the party.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed Iran with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an unannounced visit to Israel on Monday, three Israeli officials said, as tensions flare between the US and Iran.
Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi said Tuesday that cooperation between Tehran and Moscow has never been closer, during Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov's first visit to Iran since the war in the Middle East began.
He celebrated his 50th birthday with a cake decorated with a noose. He says he plans to surround jailed Palestinians with crocodiles. In videos, he berates foreign activists captured at sea trying to bring aid to Gaza, forced to kneel at his feet with their faces pressed to the ground.
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