Vance says Knesset votes on annexing West Bank are an ‘insult’ as Netanyahu halts progress
www.theguardian.com
US vice-president suggests votes were ‘stupid political stunt’ as Israeli PM orders a stop to any further work on bills

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/37949191

Lorenzo Tondo Jerusalem
Thu 23 Oct 2025 05.31 EDT

Although the bill still requires several rounds of approval to become law, its preliminary passage has embarrassed Benjamin Netanyahu, who had earlier urged lawmakers to delay its presentation during US vice-president JD Vance’s visit – an effort to preserve the fragile Gaza ceasefire. Washington has repeatedly said that any annexation of the West Bank would cross a red line.

“I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank,” Donald Trump told reporters at the White House in September. “It’s not going to happen.”

“I think the president’s made clear that’s not something we can be supportive of right now,” Rubio said of annexation as he boarded his plane for a visit to Israel.

  • TachyonTele@piefed.socialEnglish
    6·
    3 days ago

    I thought they wanted the entire area to be isreal. Wasn’t that what Trump was promoting a few weeks ago?

    • d00phy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      3 days ago

      That was a few weeks ago. He’s… I don’t know, looked at a picture of a picture of a palm tree since then? Who knows what his “policy” will be from day to day? Hell, hour to hour!

      • tomiant@piefed.socialEnglish
        4·
        3 days ago

        To enrich himself and his legion of sycophantic industry leaders, random rich people, and whatever criminal influencers, at the expense of the American people and the planet. That will be his day to day “policy”.

        It is so fucked, we are so fucked, there is no coming back from this even if we did. We won’t be able to undo the harm that is being wreaked upon the nation and the world, and we all know this shit is just getting started.