J. D. Vance

Trump willing to ‘part ways’ with Netanyahu when necessary, has often opposed him, Vance says

The claim that Trump is the “one president” who would differ with Netanyahu is one that would surprise many watchers of the US-Israel relationship.

|ByTOVAH LAZAROFF/JTA
US President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC on September 29, 2025; illustrative
US Vice President JD Vance attends a Breitbart News policy event in Washington, November 20, 2025; illustrative.

JD Vance's antisemitism is showing - opinion

US Vice President JD Vance failed to sell the MoU, failed to close the deal or to manage the fallout, and here we go again. He blames the Jews, and it’s hardly the first time. 

|ByJEFFREY LAX
US Vice President JD Vance speaks on Joe Rogan's podcast, published July 15, 2026.

From silence to script: JD Vance stops tolerating antisemitic tropes, starts using them - opinion

When Rogan raised accusations that Vance himself had tolerated antisemitism, the vice president’s answer wasn’t engagement. It was dismissal.

|ByMICHA DANZIG
Republican US Senate candidate J.D. Vance arrives to speak to supporters at an election party after winning the primary in Cincinnati, Ohio, US May 3, 2022.

Open letter to the VP: Mr. Vance, you have options. What you don’t have is time - opinion

America has already demonstrated that it can strike Iran. That is no longer the question. The question now is whether America has the resolve to protect the gains it has already won.

|ByDUVI HONIG

US needs Greenland for international security, says Trump

US Vice President J.D. Vance landed in Greenland earlier in the day.

MARCH 28, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for Alina Habba as interim US Attorney for the District of New Jersey, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 28, 2025.

Conflict & Cuisine: Trump-Zelensky trainwreck signals new era of transactional politics

Conflict & Cuisine with Seth J. Frantzman and Erica Schachne - Episode 3.

MARCH 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump meet at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 28, 2025.

German Jews express alarm after J.D. Vance’s comments boost far-right AfD ahead of election

German Jews express alarm as the far Right AfD rises in polls, while US VP J.D. Vance's remarks challenge the political firewall against the party.

FEBRUARY 21, 2025ByTOBY AXELROD/JTA
Election campaign posters of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) show local candidate Arne Raue and chancellor candidate Alice Weidel near Brandenburg, Germany.

Vance faces backlash in Munich for defending Germany’s far Right AfD - opinion

Vance had met on Friday with the leader of AfD, after endorsing the party as a political partner, a stance Berlin dismissed as 'unwelcome election interference.'

FEBRUARY 20, 2025BySHERWIN POMERANTZ
US VICE President JD Vance delivers a speech at the Munich Security Conference last week. He took the opportunity to tell the audience that in a democratic society, no party should be ostracized. He also met with the leader of the AfD after endorsing the party as a political partner the writer notes

JD Vance to visit Dachau on Thursday, the latest VP to tour the Nazi camp

Vance will visit Dachau before heading to the nearby Munich Security Conference, an elite national security gathering.

FEBRUARY 12, 2025ByBEN SALES/JTA
Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance on the day of the debate between Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 10, 2024. REUTER

Kippah-wearing bodyguard steals spotlight as Pete Hegseth begins role as US Def.-Sec.

Social media users commented that they were surprised to see a kippah-wearing security guard, some saying they had never before seen it in America. 

JANUARY 28, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Hegseth arrived at the Pentagon on Monday and spoke to the press before entering the building with Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

'We don't want to fight wars': Pete Hegseth gets sworn in as US Defense Secretary

Hegseth, a former Minnesota National Guard officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan was sworn in by Vice President J.D. Vance on Saturday morning to lead the Pentagon.

JANUARY 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Pete Hegseth has been tapped by President-elect Trump to serve as his secretary of defense.

Vance: Trump will let IDF 'knock out' Hamas, if hostages not released before Jan. 20

J.D. Vance reveals the incoming administration's plans to address the Gaza hostage crisis and domestic disaster relief, promising decisive action on both fronts.

JANUARY 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Republican US Senate candidate J.D. Vance arrives to speak to supporters at an election party after winning the primary in Cincinnati, Ohio, US May 3, 2022.

Eight fascinating Jewish news stories from 2024 that you might have missed

From antisemitism in Spain to J.D.'s Jewish chief of staff, explore the fascinating stories about Jews that you may have missed over 2024.

JANUARY 1, 2025ByJTA STAFF
Frank London, standing, works with a team of musicians at Beth El Synagogue Center in New Rochelle, New York, May 22, 2024.

JD Vance appears to defend Germany’s far-right AfD party

Vance seemed to back the flagship policy of a party that has unsettled Germany’s Jews.  

DECEMBER 23, 2024ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance on the day of the debate between Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 10, 2024. REUTER