Israel, West Bank and J. D. Vance
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In an apparent attempt to embarrass Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, far-right politicians took the symbolic step of giving preliminary approval to a bill granting Israel authority to annex the West Bank. The Palestinians claim the West Bank - occupied by Israel since 1967 - as part of a hoped-for independent state.
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Israeli Parliament Erupts Into ‘Trump!’ Chants as Netanyahu Praises ‘Greatest Friend’
Israeli lawmakers in the country’s parliament chanted Trump’s name as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared him the nation’s “greatest friend.”
President Donald Trump complained that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli politicians spent too long addressing the country’s parliament before it was Trump’s turn to take a victory lap over the Gaza ceasefire.