Abdul El-Sayed peppered with questions on Hasan Piker link, fracture with Jewish Dems at Michigan convention

Abdul El-Sayed dodged four reporter questions about Hasan Piker at Michigan's Democratic convention, dismissing the streamer as irrelevant to his race.

Michigan AG Dana Nessel skipped her party’s convention Saturday after voicing concerns for her personal safety there with expected tense clashes over Israel.

Some Jewish Democrats in Michigan are concerned about safety as a state official has decided not to attend a major gathering on Saturday due to radicals within the party who have criticized U.S. support for Israel.

August 27, 2026 7:29 PM ET Michigan’s top law enforcement officer accused her own party’s Senate nominee of rationalizing a terrorist attack on a synagogue.Democratic Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, who is Jewish, faulted Abdul El-Sayed for how he responded to the March assault on Temple Israel in West Bloomfiel

Michigan Senate Democratic nominee Abdul el Sayed on Wednesday indicated he would no longer campaign with Hasan Piker after stoking scrutiny for associating with him due to controversial positions the Twitch streamer holds. Throughout his campaign, el Sayed has repeatedly appeared with Piker, including during campus ra

This shift is not lost on Jerusalem. Increasingly voices in Israel and supporters abroad are depicting Turkey as an emerging threat, one similar to Iran.

Analysis • As Syria rejoins the world, Israel's old playbook no longer applies  Haaretz

Turkey won’t abandon Syria or let Israel draw ‘red lines’, Erdogan says Ragip Soylu on Tue, 08/25/2026 - 18:14 Erdogan suggests "moribund" Netanyahu is stoking tensions with Turkey to shore up domestic support This handout photograph taken and released by the Turkish Presidential Press Se