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10/23/2025October 23, 2025
US Vice President Vance ‘insulted’ by Israeli parliament’s West Bank annexation vote
US Vice President JD Vance criticized a bill in Israeli parliament on annexing the occupied West Bank, adding he was personally insulted by the move.
“It was a very stupid political stunt,” he said upon his departure after a visit to Israel.
Vance added that the US’ official position is that the territory will not be annexed by Israel, and that this remains unchanged.
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Skip next section Trump: ‘Israel would lose all of its support from the US’ if it annexed West Bank
10/23/2025October 23, 2025
Trump: ‘Israel would lose all of its support from the US’ if it annexed West Bank
US President Donald Trump said Israel would lose Washington’s backing should the country go ahead with the annexation of the occupied West Bank.
“It won’t happen,” Trump told US outlet Time Magazine, saying he had given his word to Arab leaders that the territory — which is considered illegally occupied under international law — will not be annexed.
“Israel would lose all of its support from the US if that happened,” Trump added.
The US leader also described the conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that led to the latter agreeing to the ceasefire deal in Gaza.
“I told (Netanyahu): You can’t fight the world,” Trump said.
“I stopped him, because he would have just kept going,” the US president stressed.
Trump also said he plans to visit Gaza at some point.
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US President Donald Trump said Israel would lose Washington’s support should it annex the West Bank in an interview.
Meanwhile, US Vice President JD Vance spoke upon his departure from Israel, saying a bill presented in Israeli parliament on annexing the occupied territory constituted “an insult.”
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