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'We have some other friends, like India': Netanyahu rejects JD Vance's 'US Israel's only ally' remark
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cited India as one of Israel's strongest supporters while pushing back against US Vice President JD Vance's remark that Israel should avoid criticising its only powerful ally, the United States.
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The Tribune
· Jun 21, 2026
‘Two most important people in my life are an Indian & Pakistani’: JD Vance’s quip draws attention in Switzerland
US Vice President JD Vance on Sunday made a light-hearted remark involving India and Pakistan, saying that two of the most important people in his life are “an Indian and a Pakistani”. Standing alongside Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir during interactions in Lucerne, Switzerland, Vance quipped that the “Indian” was []
India Today
· Jul 4, 2026
India-America friendship force for good: PM to Trump on US's 250th anniversary
India-America friendship force for good: PM to Trump on US's 250th anniversary
Times of India
· Jun 21, 2026
'An Indian and a Pakistani': JD Vance names two 'very important' people in his life
'An Indian and a Pakistani': JD Vance names two 'very important' people in his life
Sky News Australia
· Jun 21, 2026
‘Immature’: JD Vance's Israel rhetoric exposed amid US-Iran deal debate
Independent Women’s Forum Senior Fellow Qanta Ahmed discussed US Vice President JD Vance’s recent remarks about Israeli politicians who have criticised the US-Iran peace deal. “All of the US investment in Israel's weapons research and development comes back and benefits the United States first,” Dr Ahmed told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “Vance’s attitudes are really stinging and have offended a huge part of American voters that are pro-Israel that are Jewish. “If anything, this has exposed Vice President Vance's own politics or his immaturity, so that was not an appreciated comment."
Anadolu Agency
· Jul 4, 2026
Mamdani pushes back Trump’s vision of America in US 250th anniversary speech
'America, they will tell you, belongs only to those with the right accent or the right shade of skin. The rest of us, they insist, should be grateful for merely being allowed to visit,' Zohran Mamdani says
Al Arabiya English
· Jun 21, 2026
Vance Names His Two ‘Favorite’ Indian, Pakistani
US Vice President JD Vance names his two “favorite” Indian and Pakistani individuals during the US-Iran talks in Switzerland – his wife and Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir. He says: “I have probably talked to field marshal Munir more than I have talked to anybody else over the last three months.”
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Related coverage for "'We have some other friends, like India': Netanyahu rejects JD Vance's 'US Israel's only ally' remark": The Tribune — ‘Two most important people in my life are an Indian & Pakistani’: JD Vance’s quip draws attention in Switzerland. India Today — India-America friendship force for good: PM to Trump on US's 250th anniversary. Times of India — 'An Indian and a Pakistani': JD Vance names two 'very important' people in his life. Sky News Australia — ‘Immature’: JD Vance's Israel rhetoric exposed amid US-Iran deal debate. Anadolu Agency — Mamdani pushes back Trump’s vision of America in US 250th anniversary speech. Al Arabiya English — Vance Names His Two ‘Favorite’ Indian, Pakistani