If it was a political stunt, it was a very stupid political stunt,” Vance said of the vote on West Bank annexation.

Vance warned Israel’s government that the Trump administration was against any annexation of the West Bank as he wrapped up a two-day visit to the country.

Vice President JD Vance reportedly criticized a symbolic vote that took place in Israel regarding the annexation of the occupied West Bank.

Hard-liners in the Israeli parliament had narrowly passed a symbolic preliminary vote in support of annexing the West Bank — an apparent attempt to embarrass Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while Vance was still in the country.

According to tradition, the church is built on the site of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion, burial, and resurrection. It is a premier pilgrimage destination for Christians who visit the Holy Land.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday to shore up the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that has teetered over the past few days following a burst of deadly violence and questions over how to move forward with the plan for cementing a long-term peace.

Washington has established a Civil-Military Coordination Center in southern Israel to oversee aid, security, and stabilization efforts in Gaza as part of the US-brokered peace deal. The US is taking the first important steps toward preserving the Gaza peace deal.

Vice President JD Vance visits Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre during his trip to Israel, calling it an "amazing blessing" and a "very special moment."