I Hate Israel, the Democratic Senate nominee El-Sayed said
Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to the press in the spin room after taking part in a debate with Republican rival candidate Mike Rogers, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, October 8, 2026. (photo credit: JIM VONDRUSKA/REUTERS) Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed doubled down on his anti-Israel rhetoric on Monday, claiming that Israel is not the US’s friend in an interview with ABC News. “An ally that takes your money to push you into wars you shouldn’t be fighting is not an ally,” he answered after being asked if he considered Israel to be an American ally. El-Sayed compared Israel to a friend who “keeps bumming off [your kids’ money] and then talks about them behind their back and gets them into fights with their other friends.” “What would you tell your kid?” he asked the reporter. “You’d probably tell them, ‘Maybe that’s not actually your friend.’” “I think it’s time for us to realize that Israel is actually not our friend,” he concluded.