US EditionReport: White House Frustrated with Israel over Gaza Strikes, West Bank Annexation Vote
Vice President Vance called the Knesset sovereignty vote a 'stupid political stunt' that undermines the two-state solution and escalates regional tensions, officials said.
- During his visit to Israel, Vice President J. D. Vance rejected Knesset bills to impose sovereignty over the West Bank, calling the vote `a symbolic vote` and `a very stupid political stunt`.
- Qatar's foreign ministry warned that annexation would violate international law and UN Security Council Resolution 2334, while Fuad Al-Majali urged pressure to preserve the two-state solution.
- The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned the move, saying the occupied territories form one unit denying Israeli sovereignty, while Fatah and Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas called the vote the `ugly face of the colonial occupation` that won’t erase Palestinian rights.
- Axios reported that Democratic senators including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Chuck Schumer and Adam Schiff urged President Donald Trump to oppose annexation and protect the two-state solution.
- Media outlets including IMEMC reported that coverage by IMEMC and the Middle East Monitor amplified Vance's remarks as Fuad Al-Majali and Türkiye, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia condemned the Knesset vote.
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During the visit of Vice President J. D. Vance, the Knesset voted in favour of the Israeli annexation of the West Bank at a preliminary reading. Americans are outraged – and Benjamin Netanyahu is stunned.
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Vance: "A Stupid Political Stunt:" Israeli Knesset Approves Reading of Bills to Annex the Occupied West Bank
( IMEMC and Middle East Monitor) – On Wednesday the Israeli Knesset approved the preliminary reading of one bill to annex the West Bank and impose Israeli sovereignty over it, and another to impose sovereignty over the Ma’ale Adumim settlement, east of occupied Jerusalem. Both drafts still must pass three additional readings to become law. Middle East Monitor reports that Vice President J. D. Vance, in Israel, rejected the bills. “If it was a po…
Knesset brazenly approves West Bank annexation during Vance visit: "Stupid political stunt' which was an 'insult'
Israel's parliament has given initial approval to a controversial bill that would extend Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank, widely viewed as tantamount to full Israeli annexation of the Palestinian territory, in a move widely condemned internationally and even receiving strong pushback from the United States. The measure narrowly passed its preliminary reading on Tuesday, with 25 lawmakers in favor and 24 opposed in the 120-seat Kn…
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