As Americans cast ballots in the Midterm elections, Israelis are peering over their shoulders anxious to see whether a feared game change to historical bilateral support in Congress for the Jewish state will materialize. For the first time in memory, multiple candidates campaigning on promises to end U.S. aid to Israel are not only running, but are predicted to win. Although the stunning primary victory in New York of political novice Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has garnered the lion’s share of coverage with Michigan wannabes Rashida Tlaib and IIlhan Omar right behind, those who seek to downplay what their presence in Congress will ultimately mean also have prestigious polling organizations to deal with. Pundits view Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s March 2015 speech to a joint session of Congress as the starting point for elected officials daring to break with the perception of absolute biparty unity regarding Israel as a large number of Democrats boycotted the event. The Pew organization confirmed what many observed when it reported support for Israel among Democrats who identify themselves as “liberal” is now a paltry 19% compared with 48% in 2000. The numbers were consistent with the experience of a reporter for The Media Line who witnessed vociferous “Israel-trashing” by a group of liberal U.S. Congressmen visiting Palestinian leaders in Ramallah. Some of those in Israel who will be watching the story play out in the United States are concerned that the traditional bond between Israeli and American Jews will be among the fallout from the growing rift. A Jewish organizational poll found 77 percent of Israeli Jews approving of President Trump’s policies toward Israel while merely 34 percent of their American brethren do.