{"id":135246,"date":"2026-11-09T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=135246"},"modified":"2026-11-09T09:41:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T07:41:45","slug":"12-00-118","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=135246","title":{"rendered":"The US-Israel Alliance Is the Midterms\u2019 Biggest Loser"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><span><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/11\/06\/us-israel-alliance-midterms-biggest-loser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The US-Israel Alliance Is the Midterms\u2019 Biggest Loser<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> Irit Tratt<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/2026-11-04T080156Z_1927747748_MT1USATODAY30274770_RTRMADP_3_MICHIGAN-DEMOCRATIC-SENATE-CANDIDATE-ABDUL-EL-SAYED-TAKES-1.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed takes the stage to speak after winning his election during the Michigan Democratic Party Election Night Party held in The Department at Hudson\u2019s in downtown Detroit on Nov. 4, 2026. Photo: USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Democrats\u2019 anti-Israel evolution appears to be nearing completion following this week\u2019s midterm election results, which showcased a slew of hard-left candidates cruising to victory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Muslim-Brotherhood-aligned Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed\u2019s win in Michigan was the most notable in the string of radical victors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Rabid haters of the Jewish state also notched wins in places like New Jersey and Colorado, where <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/07\/30\/democratic-congressional-nominee-adam-hamawy-says-comments-defending-9-11-should-be-viewed-in-perspective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/07\/30\/democratic-congressional-nominee-adam-hamawy-says-comments-defending-9-11-should-be-viewed-in-perspective\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1794019181160000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0NDNRycl3briqCL1lAIxOK\">Adam Hamawy<\/a> (who refused to condemn Hasan Piker\u2019s comments on 9\/11) and Democrat Socialist <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/07\/01\/who-is-melat-kiros-the-progressive-congressional-hopeful-who-thinks-the-9-11-terror-attacks-were-inevitable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/07\/01\/who-is-melat-kiros-the-progressive-congressional-hopeful-who-thinks-the-9-11-terror-attacks-were-inevitable\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1794019181160000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1zHkAvDMO1S-CYIGhQ4Z7n\">Melat Kiros <\/a>are among a group of progressives heading to the House of Representatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), favored to become the chamber\u2019s next speaker of the House, has expressed willingness to accommodate this cadre of firebrands and advance his party\u2019s turn against Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">For conservatives dejected about the outcome of Tuesday\u2019s election, the next day was spent dumbfounded over US Vice President JD Vance\u2019s online<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JDVance\/status\/2118004988433641835\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/x.com\/JDVance\/status\/2118004988433641835&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1794019181160000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1afuB1v20JUP_ZKDp9yLxc\"> post<\/a>, in which he pinned deep GOP losses on the Iran war, while stating that disaffected GOP voters want America to change its relationship to Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Referencing an anonymous pollster, Vance appeared to be circling the anti-Israel waters, curious if the Democrats\u2019 playbook of targeting Israel could be replicated in a GOP space that remains overwhelmingly supportive of Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The US-Israel relationship is entering uncharted political territory, one in which one party\u2019s shift against Israel is a near certainty, while rumblings from a small but vocal isolationist faction in the Republican Party aim to leverage this week\u2019s election catastrophe as a foil to drive a wedge in the US-Israel alliance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Iran war is unfairly maligned as the root cause for the GOP\u2019s defeats, with some of Israel\u2019s most<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/media\/6195699-hannity-blames-iran-war-gop-losses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/media\/6195699-hannity-blames-iran-war-gop-losses\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1794019181160000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1r4kNDTuMjcm8UzGoKYHk1\"> ardent<\/a> defenders claiming that the prolonged battle upset large swaths of the electorate. Yet while the Iran war may have been a contributing factor to Tuesday\u2019s outcome, it was not the driving reason for Democrats\u2019 success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Polls have cited cost-of-living issues and the \u201cstate of democracy\u201d as the<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/americans-who-voted-show-frustrations-with-trump-and-costs-1dcffe41?eafs_enabled=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/americans-who-voted-show-frustrations-with-trump-and-costs-1dcffe41?eafs_enabled%3Dfalse&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1794019181160000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0qbMfhczE1DmHuoOZq-mty\"> top<\/a> issues Americans were thinking about as they headed into the voting booth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Despite US President Donald Trump<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/902742952368081\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/902742952368081&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1794019181160000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0il3iFWbQ6dxlY7w2QldSy\"> affirming<\/a>\u00a0that Israel did not push America into the war with Iran, his attempts at redirecting the anti-Israel tide may have failed to seep into the conscience of younger Americans, the majority of whom a recent<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/10\/21\/many-young-americans-unsure-israel-should-exist-are-israelis-and-jews-taking-this-seriously\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/10\/21\/many-young-americans-unsure-israel-should-exist-are-israelis-and-jews-taking-this-seriously\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1794019181160000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0LvpgEJ4ONqN4mF5RSAAHL\"> poll<\/a> found are unsure Israel should exist as an independent state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">A youthful electorate that has grown more hostile toward Israel and increasingly gets its news from <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2026\/10\/19\/1-in-5-americans-regularly-get-news-on-tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2026\/10\/19\/1-in-5-americans-regularly-get-news-on-tiktok\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1794019181160000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0qxrmkT-yFnrdtadRabLpB\">TikTok<\/a> lacks the capacity to contemplate the complexities of a months-long battle that cannot be resolved through a singular kinetic act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">President Trump\u2019s<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/11\/03\/trump-says-us-stop-giving-4b-military-aid-israel-years-end\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/11\/03\/trump-says-us-stop-giving-4b-military-aid-israel-years-end\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1794019181160000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ii5XcuU5TTE7BViiQ4tAs\"> announcement<\/a> immediately before the election that the United States would be ending nearly $4 billion in military assistance to Israel was meant to quell the overwhelming voices on the left\u2013 and a few on the right \u2014 who are harnessing the aid as a talking point against the Jewish state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The majority of the money given to Israel is used to purchase American military equipment and reducing US assistance down to zero is a measure that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has openly <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ElliotKaufman6\/status\/2117780525188526325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/x.com\/ElliotKaufman6\/status\/2117780525188526325&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1794019181160000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3FyCWva2YLT6dHvOfEKOWz\">backed<\/a> in the past (though the drawdown was supposed to happen over years).<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Well-intentioned efforts to lower the anti-Israel fervor are proving insufficient to satisfy the antisemitic appetites of some Democrats, including DSA Congresswoman-elect Daria Aliza Chevalier (NY), who, by<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DarializaforNY\/status\/2117666335530402187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/x.com\/DarializaforNY\/status\/2117666335530402187&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1794019181160000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0VKmtvsnzec8AENrXG917p\"> declaring<\/a> that ending \u201cmilitary assistance is not enough\u201d in a post following President Trump\u2019s decision, illustrated that incoming leftists will not cede an inch when it comes to their opposition to the Jewish state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">A widening schism between the US and Israel will appear almost immediately in a\u00a0Democrat-led House and Senate, whose seasoned colleagues will be eager to appease the more popular and progressive newcomers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Jeffries intimated as much in his<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/jeffries.house.gov\/2026\/10\/07\/leader-jeffries-statement-marking-three-years-since-the-terrorist-attack-of-october-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/jeffries.house.gov\/2026\/10\/07\/leader-jeffries-statement-marking-three-years-since-the-terrorist-attack-of-october-7\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1794019181160000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0G_CfvA1hcZo0ieByPKLmi\"> press release<\/a> commemorating the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 slaughter in Israel, writing that \u201cAmerican policy in the region must change dramatically.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The hatred of Israel by some Democrats will no longer be limited to campaign speeches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Instead, Israel can expect to see anti-Israel legislation garnering congressional support, with policies pushing for economic boycotts to sanctioning individuals involved in constructing new <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/castro.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/castro-dean-beyer-casar-jacobs-escobar-to-introduce-sanctions-on-drivers-of-settlement-expansion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/castro.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/castro-dean-beyer-casar-jacobs-escobar-to-introduce-sanctions-on-drivers-of-settlement-expansion&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1794019181160000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1XYongQA637AaQ_xMtg3vq\">\u201csettlements\u201d<\/a> in Judea and Samaria making their way to the House and Senate floors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The damaging electoral impact on the US-Israel alliance is also affected by the number of pro-Israel politicians who will not be returning to Congress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The exit of some of the staunchest champions of the US-Israel relationship includes lawmakers like New York Representatives Elise Stefanik and Mike Lawler. North Carolina Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, who stood on the steps of Columbia University along with Reps. Stefanik and Lawler to<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/politics-government\/election\/article317916234.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/politics-government\/election\/article317916234.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1794019181160000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1x8LjubfP85ckrFoUy89FB\"> show<\/a> solidarity with Jewish students, may also lose her seat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">They represent officials whose affection for the Jewish state was not only reflected in their votes, but also in the hours they spent on pro-Jewish causes beyond their day-to-day congressional duties.\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">As the US-Israel relationship navigates new and chillier waters, mainstream Jewish institutions are laundering similar rhetoric from years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The alliance will soon undergo tremendous strain, yet these same Jewish groups who for years provided political cover for a party that was turning on Israel now offer little in the way of solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">A commitment to retain robust endowments and recruit wealthy backers ignores the harder task of empowering Jewish youth and educating young students on the merits behind a strong US-Israel bond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Exacerbated by America\u2019s demographic shift over the last two decades, the atmospherics surrounding the United States\u2019 approach to Israel are changing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">As small segments on the right dip into the \u201cblame Israel\u201d discourse, Democrats, having paid no political cost for their moves toward radicalism, appear ready to wield their new mandate and sever America\u2019s relationship with Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em><strong>Irit Tratt<\/strong> is an American and pro-Israel advocate. Follow her on X@<a style=\"color: #808080;\" href=\"http:\/\/x.com\/Irit_Tratt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Irit_Tratt<\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US-Israel Alliance Is the Midterms\u2019 Biggest Loser Irit Tratt Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed takes the stage to speak after winning his election during the Michigan Democratic Party Election Night Party held in The Department at Hudson\u2019s in downtown Detroit on Nov. 4, 2026. 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