Israel, West Bank and J. D. Vance
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Israel, J. D. Vance and Ceasefire
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A reporter asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Vice President JD Vance during Vance's visit this week to Jerusalem whether the U.S. pressuring Israel to make a peace deal with Hamas makes it an American "vassal state or protectorate.
The vice president said that while he can't have "100% certainty that it's going to work," he has "great optimism the ceasefire is going to hold."
"We want Israel as an ally," Vance said, "and for the US to have less interest in the Middle East. " Israel and the US have the "difficult tasks ahead," of disarming Hamas and ensuring it no longer poses a threat to Israel while also rebuilding Gaza,
Vice President JD Vance addressed Israeli concerns by saying the United States isn't there to "monitor a toddler," but to monitor amount of work to do.
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As Israel-Hamas clashes test Trump's Gaza peace deal, Vance, Witkoff and Kushner all head to region
After Israel-Hamas clashes test Trump's Gaza peace deal, his top negotiators return to the region to shore up the ceasefire.