{"id":2502370,"date":"2025-10-23T14:58:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T18:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-slams-israeli-legislature-for-very-stupid-political-stunt-on-his-way-out-of-the-country\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:59:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T18:59:27","slug":"jd-vance-slams-israeli-legislature-for-very-stupid-political-stunt-on-his-way-out-of-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-slams-israeli-legislature-for-very-stupid-political-stunt-on-his-way-out-of-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance Slams Israeli Legislature for &#8216;Very Stupid Political Stunt&#8217; on His Way Out of the Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjd-vance-slams-israeli-legislature-for-very-stupid-political-stunt-on-his-way-out-of-the-country%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2502370&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President JD Vance criticized a recent Israeli Knesset vote supporting the annexation of the West Bank, calling it a &#8220;very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-calls-knesset-vote-on-west-bank-an-insult\/\" title=\"... calls ... on ... an &#039;insult&#039;\">stupid political stunt<\/a>&#8221; and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >expressing personal offense<\/a>.The West Bank, captured by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War, is administered as an occupied territory with Israeli settlements but is a central issue in Palestinian aspirations for statehood. Despite the vote passing, it remains largely symbolic as further approvals are needed to effect annexation. The vote was supported by far-right lawmakers but opposed by Prime Minister Netanyahu&#8217;s Likud party. Israeli legislators advocating for annexation cite historical and religious claims to the land, while American officials, including former President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, have firmly opposed annexation, warning it coudl threaten peace efforts and jeopardize U.S. support for Israel.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance on Thursday criticized the Israeli Knesset for a vote in support of annexing the West Bank.<\/p>\n<p>The West Bank territory on the western bank of the Jordan River was taken from Jordan by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War.<\/p>\n<p>Israel administers it as an occupied territory that houses a number of Israeli settlements, although it is central to Palestinian demands to be part of a future Palestinian state.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I asked about it, somebody told me it was a political stunt, that it had no practical significance. It was symbolic,&rdquo; Vance, who was visiting Israel when the legislative vote was taken, said in a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1981354163561726084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, look, if it was a political stunt, it was a very stupid political stunt I personally take some insult to it,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; expires=\" + date.toUTCString();     }     document.cookie=name + \"=\" + (value || \"\")  + expires + \"; path=\/\"; }  \/\/ Helper function to get a cookie function getVideoCookie(name) {     var nameEQ=name + \"=\";     var ca=document.cookie.split(';');     for(var i=0; i <ca.length; i++) {         var c=ca[i];         while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c=c.substring(1,c.length); 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That will continue to be our policy.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rt0bHA0bqk\">pic.twitter.com\/rt0bHA0bqk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1981354163561726084?\">October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;The West Bank is not going to be annexed by Israel. The policy of the Trump Administration is that the West Bank will not be annexed by Israel. That will continue to be our policy. And if people want to take symbolic votes, they can do that, but we certainly weren&rsquo;t happy about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The vote to annex the West Bank rode the support of far-right lawmakers to pass despite the opposition of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&rsquo;s Likud party, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/2-west-bank-annexation-bills-get-initial-nod-with-mks-rebelling-against-pm-as-vance-visits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite passage, three further votes are needed to make annexation more than an expressions of intent.<\/p>\n<p>Legislator Avi Maoz backed the bill, calling for Israel to &ldquo;apply its laws and sovereignty to the areas of settlement in Judea and Samaria to establish the status of these areas as an inseparable part of the sovereign State of Israel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Holy One, blessed be He, gave the people of Israel the Land of Israel. Settlement in the Land of Israel is the redemption and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/to-confront-americas-crime-crisis-get-back-to-basics\/\" title=\"To Confront America\u2019s Crime Crisis, Get Back To Basics\">national revival<\/a>, settlement is what makes the Land of Israel flourish after two thousand years of exile,&rdquo; Maoz said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In applying sovereignty to Judea and Samaria, we are making a correction that is long overdue. Since the government has been procrastinating, our job as members of Knesset is to do this,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said that he was &ldquo;proud&rdquo; that his Otzma Yehudit party backed annexation, noting &ldquo;that there is pressure on you, international pressure. But the right-wing government is doing what is right for the residents of the State of Israel. And what is right for the residents of the State of Israel is sovereignty now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But American officials were clear they do not support the step.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They passed a vote in the Knesset, but the president has made clear that&rsquo;s not something we&rsquo;d be supportive of right now,&rdquo; Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters before taking off for Israel, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/israel-would-lose-all-support-from-the-us-if-it-annexes-west-bank-trump-warns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of Israel<\/a>. &ldquo;We think there&rsquo;s potential for [it to be] threatening to the peace deal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7327689\/trump-israel-gaza-deal-interview-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time<\/a> before the Knesset action, President Donald Trump said annexation will never take place.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It won&rsquo;t happen. It won&rsquo;t happen. It won&rsquo;t happen because I gave my word to the Arab countries. And you can&rsquo;t do that now. We&rsquo;ve had great Arab support. It won&rsquo;t happen because I gave my word to the Arab countries. It will not happen. 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