US EditionVance criticizes Israel’s parliament vote on West Bank annexation, says the move was an ‘insult’
- Vice President JD Vance criticized Israel's Knesset vote on West Bank annexation, calling it a 'political stunt' and expressing personal insult over it.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio opposed the annexation efforts, stating they could threaten peace negotiations.
- The Knesset vote passed by a narrow margin of 25-24, and it is uncertain if the bill can secure majority support across the 120-seat parliament.
- The United Arab Emirates warned that annexation would be a 'red line' and expressed concern over the implications for peace efforts.
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Vance criticises Israel's Parliament vote on West Bank annexation, says move was ‘insult’
The bill was sponsored by parliamentary hard-liners, with only one member of Netanyahu's Likud Party joining them; after Netanyahu opposed, the bill is unlikely to pass the multiple votes it requires to become law.
"If that was a political stunt, it is a very stupid one," says the US Vice-President about an initial vote by the Israeli parliament on an annexation of the West Bank.
Netanyahu's office calls vote to annex West Bank 'provocation during JD Vance visit'
Before leaving Israel, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Trump's policy remains that the occupied West Bank won't be annexed by Israel. Vance added that he took 'some insult' at the situation and, if it were true that it was merely a political stunt – as he said he had been told – then 'it was a very stupid political stunt'
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