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Vance says he is 'not endorsing' Netanyahu in Israeli election

Middle East Eye22 October 2026, 02:56 UTCIsrael

Vance says he is 'not endorsing' Netanyahu in Israeli election US Vice President JD Vance told reporters that he is "not endorsing" Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu just days before Israeli parliamentary elections are set to take place. "I’m not attacking Bibi Netanyahu. I’m not endorsing Bibi Netanyahu," he said during a press conference in Ohio ahead of Israel's election on 27 October. Vance said that he was instead focused on the 3 November US midterm elections, adding that he would not back any more foreign candidates, following his pre

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