Vance Warns U.S. Critics in Israel Against ‘Attacking the only Powerful Ally’ It Has Left
Vance said Israel should not undercut the agreement as U.S. officials said 2/3 of its defensive weapons were built with American aid.
- On Thursday, Vice President JD Vance rebuked Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for criticizing the U.S.-Iran deal, warning them not to alienate their "only powerful ally."
- Tensions between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump escalated after Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon threatened to derail the U.S. peace deal with Tehran.
- Vance noted that American hands built two-thirds of Israel's defensive weapons, while the agreement provides $300 billion to Iran and reopens the Strait of Hormuz.
- In a New York Times interview, Vance told the ministers: "You're a country of nine million people. You can't just kill your way out of solving every single national security problem."
- Netanyahu reportedly expressed "stunned anger" over the agreement, which former national security adviser Yaakov Amidror argued fails to accomplish Israel's war aims or provide strategic benefit.
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The Iran peace framework has sparked a rare, public brawl between Washington and Jerusalem. After U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance warned that “you can’t kill your way out” of the Iran problem, Israel’s Itamar Ben Gvir shot back that Tehran must be fought “like the Nazis” — just as the U.S. quietly begins pulling about 20 percent of its aircraft out of Israel, signalling a cooler, more conditional security embrace.
JD Vance tells Israeli critics 'you can't kill your way' out of national security problems – Democratic Accent
Vice President JD Vance spoke candidly with The New York Times’ Ross Douthat this week about how pro-Israel factions are criticizing the Iran deal with the U.S., saying at one point Israel couldn’t “kill” its way out of its problems. “You’ve seen people in their system — [Itamar] Ben-Gvir and [Bezalel] Smotrich — who’ve attacked the deal. And I guess my response to them would be: What is your exact proposal? You’re a country of 9 million people,…
Sharp words from the US vice president have exposed the US's growing frustration over Israel's escalation in Lebanon, which despite a ceasefire could threaten Trump's deal with Iran.
Barack to the future
Vice President Vance unloaded on Israel in a White House press conference (video here, transcript here) and other media appearances yesterday. He called out “people within Bibi’s cabinet” — let’s just say Israel — for attacking President Trump personally over the deal. I don’t think they have done that, but that’s what the man said. He called out Israeli forces for wanton killing in Lebanon while defending Israel against Hezbollah. I don’t think…
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