{"id":2615744,"date":"2026-06-18T16:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-issues-reality-check-to-israel-america-is-your-only-ally-start-acting-like-it\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T16:02:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:02:41","slug":"vance-issues-reality-check-to-israel-america-is-your-only-ally-start-acting-like-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-issues-reality-check-to-israel-america-is-your-only-ally-start-acting-like-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance To Israel: America Is Your Only Ally, Start Acting Like It"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fvance-issues-reality-check-to-israel-america-is-your-only-ally-start-acting-like-it%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=2615744&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 J.D.Vance criticized Israeli counter-signaling regarding U.S.-Iran negotiations, emphasizing that Israel\u2019s global popularity is declining and that the U.S., under Donald Trump, remains its only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-calls-for-u-n-security-council-meeting-on-ukraine-as-russia-takes-presidency\/\" title=\"U.S. Calls for U.N. Security Council Meeting on Ukraine as Russia Takes Presidency\">powerful ally<\/a>. Vance defended Trump\u2019s stance on Iran and rejected Israel\u2019s criticism, noting that Israel is an self-reliant nation not bound by U.S.agreements. Israeli officials like Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich expressed opposition to the Iran deal, claiming it is indeed detrimental to Israel and the free world, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pledged continued military action<\/a> against Iran and Hezbollah nonetheless of U.S. preferences. Tensions between Israel and Lebanon, including attacks by Israel on Hezbollah, have caused diplomatic strain, with some reports indicating Trump\u2019s frustration with Israel\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barry-goldwaters-1980-gop-convention-speech-resonates-amid-bidens-failing-presidency\/\" title=\"Barry Goldwater\u2019s 1980 GOP Convention Speech Resonates Amid Biden\u2019s Failing Presidency\">military decisions<\/a>. Despite these tensions, Israel\u2019s military operations in Lebanon remain ongoing, with Israel asserting its right to defend itself under the terms of the U.S.-brokered memorandum of understanding. Vance also reminded Israeli officials that much of their military equipment is U.S.-built, underscoring American support and the importance of the U.S.-israel relationship.  <\/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<div>\n<p>Vice President J.D. Vance called out Israeli counter-signaling of U.S.-Iran negotiations, telling the country\u2019s leadership that its popularity in the world has been diminishing and the United States, under President Donald Trump, is the \u201conly powerful ally\u201d Israel has left.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time, and he happens to be the head of state of the world superpower,\u201d Vance said. \u201cIf I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Support for Israel in the U.S. has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2026\/04\/07\/negative-views-of-israel-netanyahu-continue-to-rise-among-americans-especially-young-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declining precipitously<\/a> in both parties and across several age demographics.<\/p>\n<p>At a Thursday press conference in the White House briefing room, Vance was asked about Axios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/06\/18\/israel-reaction-trump-iran-deal-netanyahu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reporting<\/a> suggesting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was \u201cfum[ing]\u201d over the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BreccanFThies\/status\/2066560331459998144?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">memorandum of understanding<\/a> (MOU) signed between the United States and Iran to begin the process of ending the war.<\/p>\n<p>Vance responded that the reporting was \u201cnot reflective of the conversations that I\u2019ve had with him, but maybe he\u2019s saying something to somebody else that he\u2019s not saying to me.\u201d He then went on to call out Netanyahu\u2019s cabinet officials who, he said, have been critical, and in some cases defiant, of Trump over his negotiations with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump\u2019s agreement does not bind us. Israel is not subject to the United States, and we are an independent and sovereign nation!\u201d Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir said, according to a translation X provided of a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/itamarbengvir\/status\/2066392115027050781?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a> on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2026\/6\/15\/iran-war-live-tehran-says-peace-deal-ends-us-blockade-war-on-all-fronts?update=4661477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> the deal \u201cis bad for Israel and for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2021-man-of-the-year-joe-manchin\/\" title=\"2021 Man of the Year: Joe Manchin\">entire free world<\/a>,\u201d adding, \u201cwe will have to continue the campaign to topple the regime ourselves and in creative ways, and ensure that Iran will never have nuclear weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s targeting of Hezbollah in Lebanon has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/16\/how-trump-can-turn-iran-critiques-into-midterm-momentum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">point of tension<\/a> during negotiations with Iran, sometimes breaking ceasefires and jeopardizing the openness of the Strait of Hormuz. Israel has also <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/05\/24\/white-house-iran-gets-nothing-unless-it-gets-rid-of-its-nuclear-stockpile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">killed negotiators<\/a> from Iran in the past in the middle of talks.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli attacks in Lebanon have reportedly resulted in tense phone calls between Trump and Netanyahu, in which Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/06\/14\/trump-netanyahu-iran-deal-israel-beirut-strike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> said his Israeli counterpart has \u201cno f-cking judgement\u201d during the negotiating process.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Smotrich has vowed Israel will continue its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, no matter the wishes of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is our war, our fighters, and the immediate security of our northern residents,\u201d Smotrich said. \u201cI will continue to work to ensure we stand firm and allow the [military] full freedom of action to continue pushing Hezbollah back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As The Federalist <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BreccanFThies\/status\/2066560338586140692?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>, Israel\u2019s withdrawal from Lebanon is not a condition of the MOU, which includes a \u201cone-way ceasefire \u2026 meaning that if Iran is not able to control Hezbollah, and if they attack \u2026 Israel will have the right to defend themselves and respond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a moment reminiscent of Vance\u2019s takedown of Volodymyr Zelensky, when he <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/28\/in-oval-office-temper-tantrum-zelensky-blows-up-peace-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asked<\/a> the Ukrainian president whether he had ever thanked the United States for propping up his country, Vance issued a stern reminder to members of the Israeli cabinet: \u201cOver the last three months, two-thirds of the defensive weapons that have protected your homeland have been built by American hands and paid for by American tax dollars. The problem for Israel is not Donald J. Trump, and anybody in Israel who thinks their biggest problem is the president of the United States needs to wake up and smell the reality of the situation that country is in.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Breccan F. Thies is the White House correspondent for The Federalist. He is a co-recipient of the 2025 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism. As an investigative journalist, he previously covered education and culture issues for the Washington Examiner and Breitbart News. He holds a degree from the University of Virginia and is a 2022 Claremont Institute Publius Fellow. You can follow him on X: @BreccanFThies.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance warns Israel: Trump is US&#8217;s only strong ally now<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":2615745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8945-1-1.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651],"tags":[78933,53418,81398,59603],"class_list":["post-2615744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","tag-american-foreign-policy","tag-international-diplomacy","tag-middle-east-alliances","tag-us-israel-relations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8945-1-1.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615744","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\/179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2615744"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2615748,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615744\/revisions\/2615748"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2615745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2615744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2615744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2615744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}