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Israel will hold a parliamentary election on October 27. This will be the first national election since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, and will also serve as a referendum on Netanyahu's response.
China News Service, October 20. According to the Wall Street Journal, US Vice President Vance said on the 19th local time that he would not endorse Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s re-election campaign. This is different from US President Trump’s public support for Netanyahu.
On May 19, 2026 local time, in Washington, US Vice President Vance attended the White House regular press conference. Photo by China News Service reporter Chen Mengtong
According to reports, Vance was asked directly in an interview with reporter Mark Halperin whether he supported Netanyahu's re-election. Vance said that he supports American candidates and is currently focusing on the U.S. midterm elections, so he will not intervene in the Israeli election.
"I am neither against supporting him nor publicly supporting him, and I will not get involved in Israeli politics," Vance said.
As previously reported, U.S. President Trump endorsed Netanyahu on the 18th, who is about to "face" the parliamentary election, calling him a "great warrior prime minister" and saying he "fully and completely supports" Netanyahu's re-election as the Israeli prime minister.
The Wall Street Journal pointed out that Vance has taken a different stance from Trump on the relationship between the United States and Israel. Vance has accused some in the Israeli government of trying to influence the American public's view of the Iran war and said Israel is no more important than other U.S. allies.
Israel will hold a parliamentary election on October 27. This will be the first national election since the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) attacked Israel on October 7, 2023. It will also become "a referendum" on Netanyahu's response.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Israel will hold parliamentary elections on October 27
Very likely · Within weeks
The U.S. midterm elections will be Vance's focus
Very likely · Within weeks

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