El-Sayed lashes out: Israel is not a US ally
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has publicly criticized the U.S.-Israel relationship, arguing that Israel should not be considered an ally. He accused the country of drawing the U.S. into unnecessary conflicts and questioned the value of American financial support.
Why it matters
The candidate's controversial stance on foreign policy highlights deep divisions within the Democratic party regarding the U.S.-Israel alliance.
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed declared Monday that Israel should not be considered an ally of the United States, accusing the Jewish state of accepting American financial assistance while drawing Washington into military conflicts.
In an interview with
ABC News
, El-Sayed criticized the US-Israel relationship and questioned whether American support for Israel serves Washington's interests.
“An ally that takes your money to push you into wars you shouldn't be fighting is not an ally," he charged.
El-Sayed compared the relationship between the two countries to a friendship in which one person repeatedly takes advantage of another.
“If your kid has a friend who keeps bumming off their money, talks about them behind their back, and gets them into fights with other friends, what would you tell your kid? You’d probably tell them maybe it’s not actually your friend," he added.
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