A warning that a little-noticed NDAA provision would let Israel's military and defense companies embed deep inside the U.S. system — framed as bad for American security.

• A section of the new defense bill (NDAA) would integrate Israel's military with the U.S. and let Israeli companies run weapons factories on American soil.
• The worry: this gives Israeli intelligence a permanent way to spy on Americans and pull strings inside the Pentagon.
• Israeli firms could become "programs of record," locking in steady U.S. defense contracts instead of fighting for them case by case.
• Once they build factories in various states, lawmakers will protect them as local job creators, making the access hard to undo.
• The push is tied to fears Israel may lose its $3.8 billion in U.S. aid, especially as polls show most Americans now view Israel unfavorably.

Outlook: Backers are trying to slip it in quietly, so expect a fight to strip the provision out before the NDAA passes.