US-Israel rift widens as Vance steps up criticism
A widening rift between Washington and Israel came into sharper view after U.S. Vice President JD Vance accused figures within the Israeli government of trying to manipulate American public opinion and derail the Trump administration’s diplomacy with Iran.
Speaking on The Joe Rogan Experience in an episode released on July 15, Vance said Israel was “losing the public opinion battle in the United States.”
He also described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as increasingly unpopular among Americans.
Recent polling points to the same shift. A Pew Research Center survey conducted in March found that 60 percent of U.S. adults viewed Israel unfavorably, up from 53 percent in 2025.
