Vance says he is 'not endorsing' Netanyahu in Israeli election

US Vice President JD Vance told reporters that he is "not endorsing" Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu just days before Israeli parliamentary elections are set to take place. "I’m not attacking Bibi Netanyahu. I’m not endorsing Bibi Netanyahu," he said during a press conference in Ohio ahead of Israel's election on 27 October. Vance said that he was instead focused on the 3 November US midterm elections, adding that he would not back any more foreign candidates, following his previous backing of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that didn’t go particularly well". “I’m not attacking Bibi Netanyahu. I’m not endorsing Bibi Netanyahu,” US Vice President JD Vance told reporters during a press conference in Ohio, days before Israel’s 27 October parliamentary elections, in which the Israeli prime minister is seeking to remain in power https://t.co/jOsW8uEwbp — Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) October 22, 2026