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.

    • mrdown@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 days ago

      The United Snakes is just acting. It could stop Isrsel if it want to but prefer not to

          • venusaur@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            3 days ago

            Only way they’d stop is if leadership changes. Zionists will keep being zionists even without billions.

            • mrdown@lemmy.worldEnglish
              11·
              3 days ago

              Without the billions and with heavy sanctions Israel economy would completely tank. The chance of the leadership to abandon Zionism is 0

                • mrdown@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  11·
                  3 days ago

                  Point is even when they keep being zionists israel can’t maintain occupation forever without the USA and western countries support

      • tomiant@piefed.socialEnglish
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        3 days ago

        The US has actively supported all of this shit for the better part of a century. Frankly, yesterday, I felt like, shit maybe I shouldn’t feel so bad about all of this, because this is going to be the end of the American hegemony. Like, at least that’s the silver lining, we’re finally going to be free of America’s global military thumb.

        But then I remember, if America falls, the world is full of hyenas and jackals and lions that are already nibbling at the ankles, and we’ll see a collapse into war and bloodshed when that one jenga piece that held the tower together is removed.