US 'Insulted' by Annexation Vote While Funding Occupation
Vance called the annexation vote 'weird' and 'a stupid political stunt' while visiting Israel. Yet, just weeks prior, the Trump administration approved another $3.8 billion in military aid to Israel, part of a 10-year, $38 billion package. This isn't newfound hypocrisy; every US administration since 1967 has condemned settlements while simultaneously providing the financial and diplomatic cover
for their expansion. Netanyahu didn't 'choose' to allow the vote; he simply understood he faces no actual consequences from the US. Rubio, the Secretary of State, gently 'concerned' that annexation might be 'counterproductive' to a 'peace deal.' This mirrors the familiar rhetoric: America wrings its hands publicly over Israeli actions, then privately secures their impunity. The US funnels
billions, provides UN vetoes, and then feigns surprise when Israel acts exactly as it’s been empowered to. Vance's 'insult' isn't about the vote; it's about the timing making the US look slightly less oblivious.