El-Sayed apologizes to Jewish Democrats for statement about synagogue attack

El-Sayed apologizes to Jewish Democrats for statement about synagogue attack  CNN

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed apologized to a group of Jewish voters on Saturday for a statement he made in March in response to a Hezbollah-inspired attack on a synagogue in West Bloomfield.  While at an event hosted by the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus, el Sayed said, “If my statement caused p

El-Sayed Apologizes to Michigan Jews for Comments About Synagogue Attack  Haaretz

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, faced criticism from Jewish Democrats after remarking, “hurt people hurt people.”

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

The congresswoman's fiancé is the grandson of Holocaust refugees, and the couple plans to travel to Israel in the coming days to meet with survivors of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack.