JD Vance On Endorsing Netanyahu: I’ll Pass

Vice President J.D. Vance declined to back Benjamin Netanyahu's bid to stay on as Israel's prime minister, a day after President Donald Trump gave the incumbent his complete endorsement. Speaking to journalist Mark Halperin on Air Force Two on Monday, Vance said he stays out of foreign contests and puts his energy into American candidates, with the midterms his priority. He added that he was neither for nor against endorsing Netanyahu, according to Daily Caller.

Trump's endorsement came on Truth Social ahead of Israel's vote later this month. He cast Netanyahu as a strong partner against Iran and warned that if anyone else led Israel, America would have to handle the work itself, something he said he was not inclined to do.

The race is tight. Polls show Gadi Eisenkot and his Yashar party narrowly ahead of Netanyahu's Likud, though neither side appears close to the 61 Knesset seats needed for a majority. Other opposition figures running include Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett, Yair Golan and Avigdor Liberman. Netanyahu told Fox News host Mark Levin that victory would let him pursue ending the Iranian threat entirely, crediting Trump's leadership and an economic blockade.

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