US vice president sidesteps question on endorsing Netanyahu in Israeli election

US Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday declined to endorse Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s elections, saying he was focused on the American midterm campaign, Anadolu reports. Speaking at a news conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, Vance was asked about his position on endorsing foreign political candidates. The question followed his recent interview comments and his previous support for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and the political right in Germany. “I have endorsed one foreign candidate for election in my entire life, first of all, it didn’t go particularly well. As much as I’m very much an admirer of the prime minister, Orban,” Vance said. He stressed that his priority was supporting candidates in the US. “We’re in […]