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Vance declines to endorse Netanyahu as Trump backs him before vote
US Vice President JD Vance said he was "not getting involved in Israeli elections," declining to follow President Trump's endorsement of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a week before Israelis vote. Netanyahu said he had discussed with Trump the need to topple Iran's government. More than half a million young Israelis are eligible to vote.
Why it matters
Israel's election will decide who leads the country during the ongoing conflict with Iran and its allies.
Background
Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister and a close ally of Trump. Israel holds parliamentary elections next week.
The story so far
- Trump endorses Netanyahu as Gantz quits Israel's election race
- Vance declines to endorse Netanyahu as Trump backs him before vote
- Israel heads into close election on Tuesday
- Netanyahu warns Iran may try to disrupt Israel's Tuesday election
- Israel votes Tuesday as Netanyahu and Eisenkot run close
- Israel election ends in near tie; Arab parties project record gains
- Israel election count shows no majority for Netanyahu or Eisenkot
- Israel's final results leave no majority; Netanyahu's party claims election 'stolen'
- Israel's election leaves no clear winner
- Israel's election leaves Netanyahu bloc short of a majority
- Israeli opposition begins coalition talks after deadlocked vote
- Israel's coalition talks begin after deadlocked election
- Israel opposition rallies behind Eisenkot after deadlocked vote
- Eisenkot backed by 67 lawmakers to form Israeli government
- Israeli president to name government-forming candidate
- Israel's opposition seeks Arab-party support to unseat Netanyahu
- Israel's president asks Eisenkot to form government
- Eisenkot tasked with forming Israeli government
- Israel's new parliament sworn in as coalition talks stall
- Israel's new Knesset opens as Eisenkot seeks to form government
Sources
- CNBC ↗Oct 19, 9:53 PM ET
- The Hindu ↗Oct 19, 11:26 PM ET
- Al Jazeera ↗Oct 20, 3:51 PM ET
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