The Israeli Foreign Ministry on Thursday night categorically denied a Time magazine report alleging Israel ran an influence campaign targeting Trump administration officials over the U.S.-Iran MOU, calling the claims 'malicious attempts to harm Israel's good name.' While not naming Vice President JD Vance, the statement implicitly rebuked him for amplifying the report, as the Ministry insisted all its activities are transparent and fully compliant with American law.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry issued a statement Thursday night categorically rejecting a Time magazine report that Israel ran an influence campaign targeting Trump administration officials over the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding. The statement called the allegations 'malicious attempts to harm Israel's good name' and insisted that all Israeli activities in the U.S. are transparent and fully compliant with American law.
While the statement did not name Vice President JD Vance, it is clearly a response to his repeated public accusations that Israel is running an influence campaign. The Ministry's language implicitly criticizes Vance for amplifying the Time report, stating that 'contradictory claims, like those raised in the Time article, are malicious attempts to harm Israel's good name' and aiming 'to cast doubt on millions of honest American citizens who independently share our goals.'
The statement comes after Vance's escalation over the past two days, during which he cited the Time report and accused unnamed Israeli government entities of funding campaigns against him. The Foreign Ministry's denial, released in full tonight, aims to counter what it calls a 'campaign of defamation' against Israel and its supporters in the U.S.
2 developments
- StrongVance alleges Israeli government entities funded campaigns against him, citing Time Magazine leaks
- DevelopingIsrael ran influence campaign targeting Trump's conservative base over Iran MOU, Time reports
- DevelopingIsrael Hayom's Ariel Kahana: Israel must immediately deny Vance's campaign allegations, silence is damaging
- DevelopingVance: Israel running influence campaign for 'eternal war' — Channel 14
Source and signal
- Internal intake