JD Vance insists on distinguishing criticism of Israel and Jew hatred

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Is Israel finally getting its comeuppance?

Vice-President JD Vance has caused waves by pointing out the dangers of “always conflating criticism of a particular government with Jew hatred”.

If everything is Jew hatred, he said, then nothing is Jew hatred,

Talking in the context of the Iran deal he said, “I find often the arguments are, ‘Israel doesn’t think this is good, therefore it’s bad,’” claims Vance. “And my reaction is that Israel’s opinions matter, but fundamentally they are separate.”

This article was originally published by Times of Israel on Fri 19 Jun 2026. Read the original here.