Key Facts

• Vance called Israel "extremely important to America's national security" during a closed-door meeting with the Republican Jewish Coalition.
• He condemned rising antisemitism and blamed some of it on immigrants bringing ethnic hatreds to the U.S.
• Vance has criticized parts of Israel’s government and expressed skepticism about Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s projections related to U.S. military actions.
• He warned Israel to stand down in its opposition to a U.S.-Iran deal that later failed.
• Jewish Republicans have been uneasy about Vance’s ties to podcaster Tucker Carlson, who has been accused of antisemitism.
• Vance said Republicans should engage with right-leaning podcasters critical of Israel and defend Israel’s case.
• At the same event, Vance criticized Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes but defended others like Joe Rogan.
• Before the event, Vance campaigned in Michigan, accusing a Senate candidate of sympathizing more with a synagogue attacker than with the Jewish victims.