Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected US Vice President J.D.’s assertion. Vance that Washington is Israel’s only powerful ally. He told Fox News: “In addition to America, Israel also depends on the support of other allies, including India.” The statement comes amid growing tensions between the two allies over Israel’s military operations in Lebanon and the US-brokered peace deal with Iran.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday mentioned the support he is receiving from India and reached out to US Vice President JD while responding to Vance’s statement in which Vance said America is Israel’s only powerful ally.
Netanyahu told a Fox News briefing on Sunday that Israel has the support of many other countries, including “a small country like India.” Netanyahu said: “We have other friends, for example, in a small country like India, there are 1.4 billion people there, and frankly, we get a lot of support from there.”
What did JD Vance say?
Last month, US Vice President J.D. Vance said during a White House briefing that Israel must respect peace talks between the United States and Iran.
Asked about reports that Israeli leaders are unhappy with the US-Iran deal and are criticizing President Trump, Vance said: “If I were in the Israeli cabinet, I probably wouldn’t criticize the only powerful ally I have left in the world.”
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“Support available on Facebook…”
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said: “I am getting a lot of support from India on Facebook. You know, I also have a Facebook account and I get a lot of support there. Maybe I have a lot more supporters.”
He rejected Vance’s assertion that Israel has no other allies. “We have many friends,” Netanyahu said, “including countries that want help from Israel’s top cybersecurity experts.”
Netanyahu said: “A lot of leaders call me and say, ‘Look, I have some problems with public opinion, but I want you to know that we respect you. Can we make some compromises? Can you teach us some of the things your military does? And can we benefit from your expertise in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity?”
He went on to say, “Israel is the second largest country in the world in the cyber sector and our technology is very good. Thus, relationships are not what they seem at first glance.”
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