{"id":332763,"date":"2026-11-05T06:05:47","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T06:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=332763"},"modified":"2026-11-05T07:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T07:02:42","slug":"us-midterms-its-changing-relationship-with-israel-a-tale-of-two-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=332763","title":{"rendered":"US Midterms & its \u201cchanging relationship\u201d with Israel \u2013 A Tale of Two Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kit Knightly \u2013 Off-Guardian Nov 4, 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n

he last week has seen two major elections go to the polls \u2013 the parliamentary election in Israel and the US midterms \u2013 and the stories of those elections are tightly intertwined.<\/p>\n

In Israel, a close vote has seen no party finish with an outright majority, with either Netanyahu\u2019s bloc or the opposition bloc needing the support of a surging Arab coalition to form a government.<\/p>\n

The President and the electoral commission<\/a> have both rejected Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s allegations of voter fraud and certified the results<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This result is being widely described as a rebuke of Netanyahu and his policies, most especially the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, last night the US turned blue, with the Democrats surging to massive victories all over the country, including turning Texas blue<\/a> for the first time in nearly forty years.<\/p>\n

Trump et al. are clearly comfortable with this story, as they have yet to contest the results or allege cheating.<\/p>\n

Indeed, apparently the \u201celection denial movement\u201d<\/a> is \u201cin retreat\u201d:<\/p>\n

Election Deniers Aren\u2019t Contesting Their Massive Losses
\nWired<\/a><\/p>\n

The Election Deniers Are in Retreat
\nThe Atlantic<\/a><\/p>\n

Questioning the validity of elections is just not cool any more, guys. Move on.<\/p>\n

Far from contesting it, notable Republicans are already accepting and explaining the result, including Vice-President JD Vance who claimed in a long post on X<\/a> that the war was to blame for the defeat, and that voters wanted to \u201cchange their relationship with Israel\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Yes, in a reflection of the Israeli election, this defeat is being entirely laid at the feet of Trump\u2019s policies on Iran and \u2013 most especially \u2013 Israel.<\/p>\n

A narrative made obvious by his sudden announcement of cuts to Israel\u2019s aid on the eve of the election.<\/p>\n

The Guardian<\/a> is calling the result\u2026<\/p>\n

A thumping rebuke of the US-Israel relationship<\/p>\n

The New York Times<\/a>:<\/p>\n

For Israelis, U.S. Midterms Show How Far Their Star Has Fallen in America<\/p>\n

Haaretz<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Democrats Sweep Midterms, Setting the Stage for Transformation of U.S.-Israel Relationship<\/p>\n

Former Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Oren told CNN<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only bipartisan issue right now is criticism of Israel\u2026It\u2019s an organizing principle for the Democratic Party, and it\u2019s becoming an organizing principle for much of the Republican Party.\u201d<\/p>\n

He\u2019s wrong, obviously, that\u2019s an absurd thing to say, but it\u2019s interesting he should say it at all.<\/p>\n

The Brookings Institute has clearly noticed the parallel, as they have already scheduled an online talk<\/a> for tomorrow, titled:<\/p>\n

Israel after the elections: What\u2019s next for US-Israel relations?<\/p>\n

The description of which notes \u201cboth the U.S. and Israeli elections could have major ramifications for the U.S.-Israel relationship. Given the polarization and shift in American public opinion toward Israel, the U.S. midterm results may reveal new insights about the foreign policy priorities of American voters\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

So the story is \u00a0that America\u2019s relationship with Israel has become toxic, and the voters are tired of it.<\/p>\n

The fact it may be \u00a0largely true on this occasion is immaterial, the media don\u2019t care about shat happens to be true. The media cares \u00a0about stories it wants you to believe.<\/p>\n

So your takeway from this should be that the media is no longer interested in sanitizing the reality of the US-Israel relationship.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An interesting fact that may or may not be related to the predicted fall of the US as a global super power and a concomitant \u00a0flip \u00a0toward the \u00a0\u2018villainisation\u2019 of Israel.<\/p>\n

If the narrative of the election had a protagonist that personifies this message, it\u2019s Michigan\u2019s Abdul El-Sayed (the \u201cnew Obama?\u201d<\/a>), the US\u2019s first Muslim Senator, who ran his campaign on being pro-Palestine<\/a>, \u201creal\u201d and dropping truth bombs.<\/p>\n

His campaign ad blaming aid to Israel for increasing the cost of living<\/a> was the most \u00a0allegedly \u201ccontroversial\u201d moment of the campaign:<\/p>\n

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“You’re gonna have to put those eggs back. We have to set that $7 aside… for k1ll1ng Palestinians” Powerful anti-Israel campaign ad from Democrat nominee Abdul El-Sayed. In Michigan, 40% of households struggle to afford basic necessities while their taxes pay for Israeli bombs https:\/\/t.co\/rKKtsaLc3Q<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ragged Trousered Philanderer (@RaggedTP) October 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n