Vance faces GOP Jewish scrutiny at Las Vegas summit over Israel
Why it matters: The appearance tests his standing with a key Republican constituency as antisemitism and Israel split parts of the party.
Vice President JD Vance was set to address the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership summit in Las Vegas on Monday as some conservative Jewish activists questioned his recent criticism of Israel. The closed-door appearance comes after Vance said in June that Israeli Cabinet members should not attack President Donald Trump's Iran diplomacy and later told Joe Rogan that some people in Israel's government were trying to sway U.S. opinion to prolong the conflict. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ABC News he discussed those remarks with Vance and said, "we straightened that out." The event lands as Republicans press Democrats over antisemitism while navigating their own internal divide over Israel.