Vice President JD Vance wrapped up a three-day visit to Israel on Thursday after meeting with Israeli leaders to encourage them to seek a peaceful resolution to end the ongoing conflict with Hamas.
Although Vance voiced optimism about a lasting ceasefire, he criticized Wednesdays vote by Israels Parliament to annex the West Bank as a stupid political stunt.
If it was a political stunt, it was a very stupid political stunt, and I personally take some insult to it, Vance said, suggesting the vote was largely symbolic. The West Bank is not going to be annexed by Israel. The policy of the Trump administration is that the West Bank will not be annexed. That will continue to be our policy, and if people want to take symbolic votes, they can do that, but we certainly werent happy about it.
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