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U.S. Vice President Vance tours the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem on Thursday. Nathan Howard/Pool photo via AP hide caption toggle caption Nathan Howard/Pool photo via AP JERUSALEM — U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticized Thursday Israel’s parliament vote on West Bank annexation, saying it amounted to an “insult.” Vance’s scathing remark came as …

JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticized Thursday Israel’s parliament vote on West Bank annexation, saying it amounted to an “insult” and went against the Trump administration policies and efforts to ensure that the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holds in Gaza. The Israeli parliament on Wednesday narrowly passed a symbolic preliminary vote in support of annexing …