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Abdul El-Sayed

US Senate candidate Democrat Abdul El-Sayed speaks during the debate at WXYZ Channel 7 in Southfield, Michigan, on October 21, 2026. (Robin Buckson/Detroit News via AP)
October 22, 2026, 8:12 am
El-Sayed, Israel-critical Michigan Senate candidate, hires Jewish liaison
Veteran political consultant Lenore Goldman part of new push to swing undecided Jewish voters amid tight race with Republican rival; outreach activists focusing on rights concerns
By Andrew Lapin
Democratic nominee for US Senate Abdul El-Sayed, left, appears with Republican nominee for US Senate Mike Rogers during a televised debate at WOOD-TV, on October 8, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, Pool)
October 21, 2026, 11:15 am
Michigan Senate race puts Jewish voters at center of Rogers-El-Sayed battle
Mike Rogers brands Abdul El-Sayed ‘anti-Jew’ after interview; progressive Jewish groups mobilize to defend Democrat and argue a Republican victory carries its own risks
By Andrew Lapin
Democratic nominee for US Senate Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a campaign event October 14, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
October 20, 2026, 10:53 pm
Michigan’s El-Sayed insists Israel ‘not an ally’ and ‘not actually our friend’
Democratic US Senate nominee and vocal Israel critic compares Jewish state to a friend who pits one against their other friends
By Shira Li Bartov
(L-R) Michigan Israel Business Accelerator CEO Mark Davidoff, Consul General of Israel to the Midwest Elad Strohmayer, Michigan Israel Business Accelerator Board Chair Howard Handler, and Israel's attaché to the US Chaim Martin pose at the first US-Israel Innovation Exchange Summit in Detroit, Michigan, on October 14, 2026. (Ryan Southen Photography via JTA)
October 17, 2026, 10:28 am
Detroit summit boosts Israeli business in face of pro-Palestinian wave
Michigan Israel Business Accelerator drew fire ahead of the Innovation Exchange Summit at Huntington Bank HQ, with Rep. Rashida Tlaib demanding state end funding for group
By Andrew Lapin
FILE: US President Donald Trump listens as Leo Terrell speaks during a Black History Month event in the East Room of the White House, February 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
October 15, 2026, 11:59 am
Trump’s antisemitism czar visits Michigan synagogue ahead of contentious US midterms
Leo Terrell attends Detroit suburb event co-hosted by right-wing Zionist Organization of America, as Trump administration courts Jewish vote in tight swing state Senate race
By Andrew Lapin
US Rep. Mike Collins, a Republican from Georgia, left, speaks to US Sen. Jon Ossoff, a Democrat from Georgia, during an Atlanta Press Club general election senatorial debate, October 13, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
October 14, 2026, 8:35 pm
Ossoff and Collins face off over white nationalism, Epstein, El-Sayed and Hasan Piker
Democrat Ossoff stresses Israel must use US weapons legally in debate with GOP rival, who accuses senator of seeking to defund the Jewish state
By Sharon Udasin
Democratic nominee for US Senate Abdul El-Sayed, left, looks over to Republican nominee for US Senate Mike Rogers during a televised debate at WOOD-TV, on October 8, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP/Paul Sancya)
October 9, 2026, 11:06 am
Abdul El-Sayed won’t say Iran is bigger threat than Israel, in first Michigan debate
Lightning-rod Senate candidate claims Israel dragged US into Mideast war so it could annex southern Lebanon, as Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff, who is Jewish, says IDF committed war crimes in Gaza
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Democratic nominee for US Senate Abdul El-Sayed talks during a televised debate with Republican nominee for US Senate Mike Rogers at WOOD-TV, on October 8, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (AP/Paul Sancya, Pool)
October 9, 2026, 5:40 am
Trump misnames Muslim Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as ‘Mohammed’
Democratic nominee mocks US president, suggests he is ‘struggling,’ after Trump labels him a ‘terrorist sympathizer’ in social media post
By AFP and ToI Staff
People vote in the primary election at Northwestern High School in Detroit, August 4, 2026. (Nic Antaya/AP)
October 5, 2026, 5:29 pm
Democratic socialists scored big US primary wins, but that’s not the whole story
Israel-critical group’s victories concentrated in House races in deepest-blue districts, while few members won in Senate races, though Republicans still feeling the heat
By Sharon Udasin
Senatorial candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, left, and former vice-president Kamala Harris participate in a roundtable discussion about reproductive health in Detroit, September 22, 2026. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP, Pool)
September 29, 2026, 8:02 pm
More Michigan Jews pressure El-Sayed on Israel as Democrats rally behind him
17 additional signers join clergy-led ‘Nonnegotiables’ petition demanding concessions from Senate nominee, but with Election Day nearing, he may have little incentive to listen
By Andrew Lapin
US senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed, left, and former US vice-president Kamala Harris participate in a roundtable discussion about reproductive health at Birth Detroit, in Detroit, September 22, 2026. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP, Pool)
September 23, 2026, 9:09 am
US ex-VP Harris campaigns for leftist El-Sayed in key race for Michigan Senate seat
Former vice president joins anti-Israel Democrat in Detroit-area roundtable, declares he would be ‘stopgap’ against Trump administration ‘abuses,’ amid burst of midterm campaigning
By Agencies
US Democratic Senate candidate from Michigan Abdul El-Sayed poses for a photo at the Labor Day parade in Detroit, Michigan on September 7, 2026. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP)
September 18, 2026, 6:53 am
Hundreds of Michigan Jews pledge to vote for Abdul El-Sayed
‘A vote is not a valentine; it’s a strategic chess move’: Open letter from ‘Michigan Jews for Democracy’ joins other open letters backed by Jews critical of the anti-Israel Democratic candidate
By Andrew Lapin
Left: Former US vice president Kamala Harris arrives at a National Action Network Convention in New York, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis) Right: Democratic nominee for US Senate Abdul El-Sayed speaks at a news conference in Detroit, August 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
September 17, 2026, 5:46 pm
Kamala Harris to campaign with Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, in first joint appearance
Former US vice president is latest to rally around anti-Israel Senate candidate; fellow Democrat Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York says he’ll obstruct 2,000-lb. bomb sales to Israel
By Agencies
Rep. Sander Levin on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
September 17, 2026, 12:47 pm
Jewish Democratic elder statesman Sander Levin backs Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race
Candidate’s refusal to endorse two-state solution has many local Jews balking; 95-year-old former congressman of over three decades says while he differs on Israel, they agree on other policy
By Andrew Lapin
Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan Democratic candidate for US Senate, addresses the state's Jewish Democratic caucus at its annual 'Summer Simcha' event amid broader Jewish communal concerns about his campaign, Birmingham, Michigan, August 30, 2026. (Andrew Lapin/JTA)
September 9, 2026, 4:03 am
Michigan rabbis issue ‘nonnegotiable’ demands for El-Sayed, state Democrats to earn their votes
Over a dozen Jewish clergy sign letter urging candidates to show they’re committed to ‘Jewish sovereignty in Israel’ and ‘Jewish safety — including for Zionist Jews,’ among other key principles
By Andrew Lapin
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