{"id":2502445,"date":"2025-10-23T16:54:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-notes-significant-obstacles-in-cold-press-conference-with-netanyahu\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T16:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:57:12","slug":"rubio-notes-significant-obstacles-in-cold-press-conference-with-netanyahu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-notes-significant-obstacles-in-cold-press-conference-with-netanyahu\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio notes &#8216;significant obstacles&#8217; in cold press conference with Netanyahu"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Frubio-notes-significant-obstacles-in-cold-press-conference-with-netanyahu%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=2502445&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>the article reports on a tense and brief press conference between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following a controversial vote in the Israeli Knesset. Rubio acknowledged &#8220;meaningful obstacles&#8221; in advancing the Gaza peace plan proposed by former President Donald Trump, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-react-after-jordan-fails-to-secure-speakership-in-first-vote-2nd-round-postponed-to-wednesday\/\" title=\"Republicans respond as Jordan falls short in initial bid for speakership; second round delayed until Wednesday.\">remained cautiously optimistic<\/a> about its eventual success. The press conference came after the Knesset narrowly passed a bill asserting Israeli sovereignty over parts of the West Bank, a move sharply criticized by U.S.Vice President JD Vance as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-official-we-kidnapped-foreign-nationals-for-their-own-protection\/\" title=\"Hamas Official: We Kidnapped Foreign Nationals for Their Safety\">undermining peace efforts<\/a> and disrespecting the Trump managementS policies.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu disavowed the bill, calling it a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >political provocation timed<\/a> to coincide with Vance&#8217;s visit, and noted that most members of his Likud party opposed it. Former President Trump also warned that annexation of the West Bank would lead to the U.S. withdrawing support from Israel, emphasizing his commitment to maintaining Arab backing by preventing such a move. The article highlights strained U.S.-Israeli relations amid internal Israeli political disputes and ongoing challenges in the peace process.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rubio notes &lsquo;significant obstacles&rsquo; in cold press conference with Netanyahu following Knesset debacle<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2381330\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Secretary of State<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Marco Rubio<\/a>&lsquo;s press conference with <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Israeli<\/a> Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was noticeably dour following a perceived slight from the Knesset.<\/p>\n<p>Following Rubio&rsquo;s meeting with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Netanyahu<\/a> on Thursday, the two statesmen emerged for a conference that lasted less than two minutes and took no questions from reporters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3861283\/pope-prays-british-monarch-first-time-since-english-reformation\/\">Pope prays with British monarch for first time since English Reformation, Charles gets papal seat of honor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3861244\/russia-calls-us-sanctions-counterproductive-ukraine-celebrates\/\">Russia calls new US sanctions &#8216;entirely counterproductive&#8217; as Ukraine celebrates decision<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3860361\/us-ukraine-missile-strikes-russia-oil-sanctions\/\">US allows Ukraine to use Western cruise missile for strikes inside Russia: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;No one&rsquo;s under any illusions. We&rsquo;ve already done the impossible once, and we intend to keep doing that,&rdquo; Rubio said, seeming to acknowledge major hurdles in implementing the Gaza peace plan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Office in Jerusalem on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (Ronen Zvulun\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rubio&rsquo;s brief remarks emphasized &ldquo;substantial obstacles&rdquo; ahead while still maintaining a rhetoric of optimism about the ultimate success of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s 20-point plan.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a very important achievement, but there&rsquo;s more work to be done and bigger achievements that lie ahead,&rdquo; Rubio said. &ldquo;We feel very positive and confident that we&rsquo;re going to get there despite substantial obstacles.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He noted that his plane, headed to Israel, crossed paths with Air Force Two carrying Vice President JD Vance, who was returning following a multiday trip to the Jewish state.<\/p>\n<p>What had been a generally positive and amicable visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3860297\/vance-calls-knesset-vote-west-bank-insult-to-trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">turned sour at the end<\/a> after the Knesset passed a first vote on a bill declaring sovereignty over the West Bank.<\/p>\n<p>Knesset member Avi Maoz pushed through the &ldquo;Application of Israeli Sovereignty in&nbsp;Judea and Samaria, 2025&rdquo; bill on Wednesday with a narrow vote of 25-24.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3859551\/israel-right-wing-votes-sovereignty-west-bank-ignoring-benjamin-netanyahu-opposition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bill states<\/a> that&nbsp;&ldquo;the State of Israel will apply its laws and sovereignty to the settlement areas in Judea and Samaria, in order to establish the status of these areas as an inseparable part of the sovereign State of Israel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the bill, which still faces multiple rounds of examination and further votes, Vance offered a sharp rebuke against the initiative, characterizing it as a blow to the U.S.-led efforts to sustain peace in the region.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I personally take some insult to it,&rdquo; Vance told reporters after arriving at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. &ldquo;The policy of the Trump administration is that the West Bank will not be annexed by Israel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President JD Vance and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Office in Jerusalem, Israel, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (Nathan Howard\/The New York Times via AP, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;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; Vance added.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu disavowed the bill as well, saying it is an intentional provocation from political opponents in the legislature, intentionally timed for Vance&rsquo;s trip.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Knesset vote on annexation was a deliberate political provocation by the opposition to sow discord during Vice President JD Vance&rsquo;s visit to Israel,&rdquo; Netanyahu said. &ldquo;The two bills were sponsored by opposition members of the Knesset.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He called out one member of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald ...\">political party<\/a>, Likud, who gave the one additional vote needed to get the bill over the threshold.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Likud party and the religious parties did not vote for these bills, except for one disgruntled Likud member who was recently fired from the chairmanship of a Knesset committee,&rdquo; he explained. &ldquo;Without Likud support, these bills are unlikely to go anywhere.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A previously unpublished statement from Trump also emerged that left little doubt about the negative impact annexation would have on U.S.-Israeli relations.<\/p>\n<p>Trump vowed to pull all support from Israel if it attempted to annex the West Bank in an interview with <em>Time<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7327689\/trump-israel-gaza-deal-interview-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">published <\/a>on Thursday. The interview was conducted on Oct. 15, before the Knesset vote took place.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Annexation] won&rsquo;t happen. It won&rsquo;t happen,&rdquo; Trump told the outlet. &ldquo;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. Israel would lose all of its support from the United States if that happened.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump poses for a photo with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before he boards Air Force One at Ben Gurion International Airport on Oct. 13, 2025, near Tel Aviv, as Israel&rsquo;s President Isaac Herzog, left, watches. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3859551\/israel-right-wing-votes-sovereignty-west-bank-ignoring-benjamin-netanyahu-opposition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ISRAEL&rsquo;S RIGHT-WING VOTES FOR ISRAELI SOVEREIGNTY IN WEST BANK, IGNORING NETANYAHU&rsquo;S OPPOSITION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following the initial establishment of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3848017\/trump-stand-up-comedian-improvised-knesset-remarks-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump spoke to the Knesset<\/a> and offered his lifelong support for Israel &mdash; with some heavy qualifications.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always stood for the people of this community, and I always will. I&rsquo;ll always be with you. I&rsquo;m always gonna be with you,&rdquo; Trump said before walking that promise back. &ldquo;I guess maybe something could happen to change my mind &mdash; somebody that&rsquo;s really stupid gets into office and wants to do really bad things, but that&rsquo;s about it. We don&rsquo;t think we&rsquo;re gonna have that happen, I hope we&rsquo;re not gonna have that happen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rubio cites &#8216;major hurdles&#8217; in brief, tense Netanyahu press event<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2502446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25296646553759.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[65782,6524,5894,5438,65783],"class_list":["post-2502445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cold-press-conference","tag-netanyahu","tag-politics","tag-rubio","tag-significant-obstacles"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25296646553759.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2502445"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2502449,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502445\/revisions\/2502449"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2502446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2502445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2502445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2502445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}