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US Vice President Vance said he would not interfere in Israeli elections and declined to express support for Netanyahu. In contrast, Trump had publicly endorsed Netanyahu a day earlier. The two had differences of opinion and Herseth’s trip to Israel attracted even more attention.
US Vice President J.D. Vance declined to express support todayisrael Prime Ministernetanyahu (Benjamin Netanyahu). A day earlier, the President of the United Statestrump (Donald Trump) publicly supported Netanyahu.
In an exclusive interview with reporter Mark Halperin on the political talk show 2WAY Tonight, Vance said: “I will not interfere in the Israeli election.”
Vance added, “I’m not against supporting him, nor am I advocating supporting him.”
Vance had gone to North Carolina that day to campaign for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley. “I support American candidates and my current focus is on the (US) midterm elections,” he said.
On the contrary, Trump had expressed his support for Netanyahu a day earlier in response to the Israeli parliamentary elections to be held on the 27th.
Netanyahu released a video in Mandarin today with Trump. Trump predicted he would win big and said, “Bibi, you’re the person I want to be with.” Bibi is the nickname of Netanyahu.
Netanyahu thanked Trump for joining forces with Israel to attack Iran in February this year and said, “Donald (Trump), you and I still have work to do. We will do it together, and no one else can.”
On the other hand, US media Axios, quoting two people familiar with the matter, reported that US War Secretary Pete Hegseth visited Israel today on an undisclosed visit and met with Netanyahu. This news once again intensified speculation whether America and Israel might resume attacks on Iran.
The Pentagon declined to comment on reports of the meeting between Jesus and Netanyahu.
The Israeli parliamentary election next week will be the first parliamentary election to be held in Israel since the attack by the Palestinian armed organization “Hamas” on October 7, 2023. The attack shocked Israel and triggered wars in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Iran, causing turmoil in the Middle East.
Opinion polls show that Netanyahu’s religious-nationalist ruling coalition is expected to lose its majority in parliament, but the opposition may also struggle to form a government.
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Vance clarified in the interview that “I will not interfere in Israeli elections,” adding that he is neither supporting Netanyahu nor opposing him. He emphasized that his current focus is on the US candidates and the US midterm elections.
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Trump had publicly endorsed Netanyahu just a day earlier, and even praised him via a video call, which he wanted to have with him; But Vance deliberately kept his distance and refused to interfere in the Israeli election, showing that the two have inconsistent external stances.
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Axios reported that Jesus visited Israel and met with Netanyahu during an undisclosed visit, leading to speculation whether the United States and Israel might resume attacks on Iran. The Pentagon has not made any positive comment on this, due to which speculation is increasing.
