Vance says Knesset votes on annexing West Bank are an ‘insult’ as Netanyahu halts progress
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has halted the advancement of parliamentary bills linked to annexing the West Bank after US Vice President JD Vance criticized a vote on the bills as an "insult". The bills, which would apply Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, won preliminary approval from Israel's parliament earlier this week. Vance stated that the policy of the Trump administration is not to annex the West Bank and that any such move would be counterproductive. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also expressed concerns about extending Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian territory, calling it "potentially threatening for the peace deal". The vote was seen as a deliberate provocation during Vance's visit to Israel. Netanyahu's office described the vote as a "deliberate political provocation" aimed at sowing division.
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