Vance and Netanyahu had “cordial and productive conversation,” says U.S. official

Vance and Netanyahu had “cordial and productive conversation,” says U.S. officialVice President JD Vance and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a “cordial and productive conversation” on Wednesday, a U.S. official told CBS News. On a podcast earlier this month, Vance said some figures in the Israeli government were “manipulating and trying to change American public opinion to keep the war going on indefinitely.” Speaking to ABC News on Wednesday, Netanyahu denied the charge, saying: “I had a very good conversation with the vice president this morning, and I think we straightened that out, because we’re not. A U.S. official told CBS News that Vance and Netanyahu “had a cordial and productive conversation about Middle East issues that are important to both countries. U.S. and Israeli officials told Axios the conversation was “frank” and “direct.”