Vance slams Israel’s West Bank annexation vote as ‘insult’ and ‘stupid political stunt’
• Oct 23, 2025, 8:11 AM
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Wrapping up his visit to Israel Thursday, US Vice President JD Vance criticised the Knesset's vote advancing an Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank as a "very stupid political stunt" and a personal "insult". His remarks came as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to Israel in a bid to shore up the shaky, US-brokered Gaza ceasefire.
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