Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Calls Israel a Rogue State Before Aug. 4 Primary
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Updated · Jewish Insider · Jul 13
Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Calls Israel a Rogue State Before Aug. 4 Primary
1 articles · Updated · Jewish Insider · Jul 13
Summary
Abdul El-Sayed said on CNN that Israel is a “rogue state” that committed “genocide” and practices “apartheid” when asked whether the U.S. should view its government as a foreign terrorist organization.
The remarks land in the final stretch of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, where El-Sayed is running in the race’s left flank against Rep. Haley Stevens ahead of the Aug. 4 vote.
El-Sayed has already sharpened his attacks on pro-Israel politics, saying last week that Democratic support for Israel could only be explained by money.
Earlier in the race, he also said he struggled to answer whether Israel has a right to exist as a Jewish state and argued its government was as “evil” as Hamas.