Republican Senator Tim Sheehy writes that this year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), traditionally a rare example of bipartisan consensus on funding the US military, has been disrupted by what he describes as antisemitic conspiracy theories targeting defence technology cooperation with Israel. He argues this marks a break from the bill's usual tradition of uniting Congress behind support for America's armed forces and its allies.

The opinion piece, published by Fox News, frames the dispute as part of a wider concern that conspiracy-driven narratives are creeping into serious defence policy debates and could weaken America's military readiness and alliances. Sheehy contends that such rhetoric threatens to derail the collaborative, security-focused approach that has historically underpinned the NDAA's passage through Congress.