U.S. Vice President JD Vance stated that unnamed entities within the Israeli government are funding campaigns to defame and attack him, referencing leaked documents from Time Magazine. The accusation escalates Vance's ongoing criticism of Israeli influence in U.S. politics.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance escalated his confrontation with the Israeli government Thursday morning, alleging that unnamed entities within the Israeli government are funding campaigns to defame and attack him, citing leaked documents from Time Magazine. The statement is the latest in a series of accusations Vance has leveled against Israel over the past day.
As The Zioneer reported on Wednesday night at 22:50, Vance first accused unnamed Israeli government elements of funding defamation efforts against him. Several hours later, in an interview on Joe Rogan's podcast (published Thursday at 08:41), he expanded the accusation, alleging a targeted, funded influence campaign against him and the emerging U.S.-Iran agreement. Later that same evening (23:29), Vance said Israel is "effectively better than most countries" at influencing U.S. politics, and at 23:45 he accused Israel of backing an online smear campaign against the Iran memorandum of understanding.
These accusations come amid a broader pattern of Vance's criticism of Israeli influence. Over the past month, Vance has declined to deny an Israeli espionage claim against the U.S. (June 9), said he trusts no one when asked about Israel (June 19), and promoted the U.S.-Iran agreement as beneficial to Israel (June 16). The Israeli government has not yet responded to the latest allegation.
2 developments
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- DevelopingVance: New York Times story provides 'exact evidence' of paid influencers attacking Iran deal
- DevelopingVance declines to deny Israeli espionage claim against US
- DevelopingVance accuses Israel of online smear campaign against Iran MOU, report says
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