https://video.mondoweiss.net/videos/watch/e57e2ae9-a9cb-4674-8009-70e07ece3f1e The blue wave is over, but the war on Iran may not be. In this episode of The Shift, Mondoweiss's U.S. correspondent Michael Arria is joined by Mitchell Plitnick, president of Rethinking Foreign Policy, to break down the foreign policy fallout of the 2026 midterms. Mitchell explains why Netanyahu is pushing to drag Trump back into war with Iran before the new Knesset is seated, how the Iran war shaped Tuesday’s results, what Israel’s election could mean for the US-Israel relationship, and why JD Vance is suddenly talking about changing America’s ties to Israel. Topics covered: Will Trump restart the war on Iran after the midterms? Why is Netanyahu racing against the clock? Did the Iran war decide the 2026 midterms? What happens if Netanyahu is ousted in Israel’s election? What is Section 219 of the NDAA? Can a Democratic Congress cut off funding for the Iran war? What did JD Vance say about Israel after the midterms? → Netanyahu’s narrowing window to restart the war before the new Knesset takes office → Why voters don’t vote on foreign policy, but do vote on how it hits them at home → The Israeli election, and the risk that a post-Netanyahu government repairs ties with Democrats → Section 219 of the NDAA and the attempt to insulate aid to Israel from public opinion → Whether the new Democratic majority will cut off funding for the Iran war → JD Vance, the Republican base, and the gap between GOP rhetoric and policy on Israel Read Mitchell Plitnick every week at mondoweiss.net and on his Substack, Cutting Through. #Iran #IranWar #Netanyahu #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #JDVance #Midterms2026 #NDAA #MitchellPlitnick #Mondoweiss #TheShift #USPolitics 00:00 — Intro and Netanyahu’s race to restart the war on Iran 04:51 — Did the Iran war decide the midterms? 09:47 — Israel’s election and the fight to repair the special relationship 17:17 — Section 219, the new Congress, and JD Vance’s turn on Israel Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:11:10 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.mondoweiss.net https://video.mondoweiss.net/lazy-static/avatars/4bffd0e0-aecd-4e5a-aaa5-dabd76c1b9e2.png https://video.mondoweiss.net/videos/watch/e57e2ae9-a9cb-4674-8009-70e07ece3f1e All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.mondoweiss.net/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.