What Abdul El-Sayed’s Election in Michigan Would Prove
Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate campaign in Michigan represents a significant shift in Democratic politics toward a more aggressively anti-Zionist platform. The article examines how his candidacy challenges traditional party stances on Israel and the influence of groups like AIPAC.
Why it matters
The rise of anti-Zionist candidates within the Democratic Party signals a potential long-term realignment of US foreign policy priorities.
He and his allies are betting that an obsessively anti-Zionist left-wing politics can win everywhere.
Sarah Rice / Getty July 30, 2026, 7 AM ET Share Save Abdul El-Sayed is running for Senate as a Democrat in Michigan, where he is waging a close and bitter contest against Representative Haley Stevens in a primary that will be held on Tuesday. Were he to win, and then go on to defeat Mike Rogers, the presumed Republican candidate, El-Sayed would become the most fervently anti-Zionist senator. “If you want your politics dictated to you by AIPAC or Chuck Schumer, then I’m not your guy,” he said during a debate with Stevens.
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