US VP Vance Decries Annexation as Israel Moves to Annex
According to Al Jazeera, VP Vance is 'decrying' Israel's parliamentary move towards annexing the West Bank. He claims his previous administration (Trump's) wouldn't have backed such a move. Conveniently, this 'decrying' comes after decades of successive US administrations, including Trump's, greenlighting escalating Israeli settlement expansion and a military occupation—facts that precede any
'formal' annexation vote. This 'stunt' merely formalizes a reality carved out brick by illegal brick with consistent US diplomatic and financial aid. How many 'criticisms' does an illegal occupation get before it simply becomes acceptable US foreign policy? One 'red line' after another, and yet the pattern remains: strong words for public consumption, unwavering support behind the scenes. One
might wonder if the 'stunt' is the annexation itself, or the performative outrage from Washington that inevitably leads nowhere.