Vance Calls Israeli Vote to Annex West Bank an ‘Insult’

The vice president was in the country for a two-day visit amid the United States’ push to end the war in Gaza.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Civilian Military Coordination Center in Israel on Oct. 21, 2025. Fadel Senna/AFP

U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Oct. 23 called a new Israeli bill, which received preliminary approval in the Knesset and would apply Israeli law to the West Bank, an “insult.”

Vance was on a two-day visit to the Jewish state when he made the comments following a vote by Israeli lawmakers on Oct. 22.