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Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed rejected a demand from his defeated primary rival, Congresswoman Haley Stevens, to apologize for criticizing US military aid to Israel. El-Sayed emphasized his campaign's focus on local issues and criticized significant outside spending from groups like AIPAC.
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This internal Democratic party conflict highlights significant divisions over US foreign policy, particularly regarding Israel, and the influence of money in politics, potentially impacting party unity and electoral prospects in a crucial Senate race.
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has rejected a demand from his defeated primary rival, congresswoman Haley Stevens , that he apologize for criticism of US military aid to Israel two days before they were scheduled to campaign together in Detroit.
On Friday evening, El-Sayed rejected the demand from Stevens, whose fiancé campaigned this week for El-Sayed’s Republican opponent, former congressman Mike Rogers , at a Republican Jewish Coalition event, where he called the Democratic nominee’s criticism of Israel “100% disqualifying to be a United States senator”.
“Our campaign is and has always been focused on addressing the most critical challenges Michiganders are facing: Skyrocketing gas prices, unaffordable groceries, and the inability to see a doctor,” El-Sayed said in a statement in which he noted that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee spent heavily to defeat him in the primary.
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