Abdul El-Sayed Dodges 3 CNN Questions on Israel's Right to Exist
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 3
Abdul El-Sayed Dodges 3 CNN Questions on Israel's Right to Exist
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 3
Summary
Three times on CNN, Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed declined to say directly whether Israel has a right to exist, instead arguing the bigger issue is U.S. tax dollars going to Israel.
El-Sayed tied the exchange to outside spending, saying AIPAC has already spent $30 million in the race and framing the debate around Palestinian rights, a two-state solution and ending U.S. support for what he called genocide and apartheid.
Kasie Hunt also pressed him on deleted 2020 posts backing the #Defund movement; El-Sayed avoided a yes-or-no answer there too, saying voters should judge his record funding county systems in Wayne County.
The interview spotlighted two politically sensitive vulnerabilities for a Democratic candidate in Michigan: his stance on Israel and past rhetoric on policing, both of which he dismissed as less relevant than housing, healthcare and corporate influence.