In a Nation opinion piece, Hamid Bendaas argues the Democrats' 2026 midterm sweep — taking the Senate and House — hands them a mandate to break with Israel, urging them to strip Israeli weapons provisions from the defense bill, cut military funding, and bring up the Block the Bombs Act. Citing JD Vance's own postelection admission, Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan win over record AIPAC spending, and polls showing voters back blocking bombs, he says unyielding support for Israel is electoral poison.