Vance Insulted by 'Stunt,' Not Ongoing Occupation
JD Vance, a Republican Senator, expressed outrage over an Israeli Knesset vote on West Bank annexation, calling it a 'very stupid political stunt' that 'insulted' him. One might wonder what truly constitutes an insult: a non-binding vote, or 57 years of illegal occupation and settlement expansion that the U.S. has largely enabled. Vance, who has taken over $1M in campaign contributions from
pro-Israel PACs, according to OpenSecrets, seems to have a selective memory when it comes to Israeli 'stunts.' The continuous seizure of Palestinian land isn't a stunt; it's policy. This isn't about one vote. Netanyahu's government has steadily advanced annexation for decades, from the settlement expansion in the 1990s to the official declarations in the present. The only 'stunt' here is the
feigned outrage from US politicians who fund and defend Israel's actions, then cry foul when those actions become too public. How many times will Washington pretend to be 'insulted' before acknowledging the reality of an apartheid state?