Shapiro was said to have responded that the question was offensive and was told, 'Well, we have to ask.'

'That moment, you knew it was deliberate — a terrorist act,' Cheney recalled in 2002, sparking his drive for preemptive war and a new Middle East doctrine.

Later on Tuesday, Vance is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials in Jerusalem.

Yishai Fleisher provides some insight on the probable reasons for the cancellation of the US vice president's planned trip to Israel.

Van Jones says Kamala Harris passing on Jewish Governor Josh Shapiro in favor of Tim Walz may have been an effort to placate antisemitic elements 'marbled into' the Democratic party.

During Governor Pence's last visit to Israel, he was interviewed on the radio and expressed his strong support for the Jewish State.