{
  "id": 15751576,
  "title": "US VP Vance says he is staying out of Israel vote as Trump backs Netanyahu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/us-vp-vance-says-he-is-staying-out-of-israel-vote-as-trump-backs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T13:56:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2038548/us-vp-vance-says-he-is-staying-out-of-israel-vote-as-trump-backs-netanyahu"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US Vice President JD Vance has stated that he will not be endorsing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel's upcoming parliamentary election. In an interview with journalist Mark Halperin, Vance said, \"I’m not anti-endorsing him. I’m not pro-endorsing him. I’m not getting involved in Israeli elections.\" He emphasized that he only endorses American candidates and is focused on the US midterms. This stance contrasts with Vance's support for right-wing leaders in other countries, such as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Germany's far-right AfD party. Despite initially opposing a US-Israeli war with Iran, Vance has since defended the campaign. At the time of the Israeli-Iran ceasefire agreement in June, Vance expressed strong support for Trump, stating that he is the only world leader sympathetic to Israel. He also noted that he might not be attacking Israel's closest ally if he were in the Israeli government.",
  "summary": "US Vice President JD Vance said he would not be following Donald Trump in endorsing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and wanted to stay on the sidelines. “I’m not anti-endorsing him. I’m not pro-endorsing him. I’m not getting involved in Israeli elections,” Vance said of Netanyahu, in an interview on Monday with journalist Mark Halperin. “I endorse American candidates and that’s where…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Opinion polls suggest stalemate one week before Israeli election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/opinion-polls-suggest-stalemate-one-week-before-israeli-election",
        "published": "2026-10-20T13:19:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Trump’s endorsement of Netanyahu is unlikely to sway Israeli voters or US-Israel ties - opinion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/trumps-endorsement-of-netanyahu-is-unlikely-to-sway-israeli-voters-or",
        "published": "2026-10-20T13:50:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}