JD Vance declines to back Netanyahu, unlike Trump, ahead of Israeli elections

Author: senenews.comPublished on: October 20, 2026Country: Israel

World / International

JD Vance declines to back Netanyahu, unlike Trump, ahead of Israeli elections

US Vice President JD Vance said Monday that he would back neither Benjamin Netanyahu nor any other candidate in Israel’s October 27 parliamentary elections. He said he was focused on the US midterm elections scheduled for November 3. His stance contrasts with Donald Trump’s “full and complete” endorsement of Netanyahu. Vance has previously backed Hungary’s Viktor Orbán and expressed support for Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD).

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