Angry US reaction to Knesset vote to annex occupied West Bank.
The Israeli parliament has voted to annex the occupied West Bank – a move unlikely to become law but described as an “insult” by United States Vice President JD Vance.
President Donald Trump insists annexation won’t happen, but Israeli settler violence is escalating.
So are US-Israeli relations in upheaval?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Guests:
Alon Pinkas – Former Israeli ambassador and Consul General in New York
Mark Pfeifle – Republican strategist and president of Off the Record Strategies
Gideon Levy – Columnist at Haaretz newspaper and author of “The Punishment of Gaza”
Published On 24 Oct 2025