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Israel Online · Aug 30, 2026

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Michigan Democratic Senate Nominee Apologizes to Jewish Voters Over Synagogue Attack Remarks Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed apologized to Jewish Democrats over comments he made following the March terrorist attack on Temple Israel near Detroit. After the attack, El-Sayed condemned the violence but said “hurt people hurt people,” linking the attacker’s actions to the deaths of relatives in an Israeli strike in Lebanon. Critics accused him of appearing to justify the attack. “I made a mistake,” El-Sayed said Saturday, adding that his comments should have ended with an unequivocal condemnation. Israel onlines WhatsApp channel Join Israel online

*Michigan Democratic Senate Nominee Apologizes to Jewish Voters Over Synagogue Attack Remarks* Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed apologized to Jewish Democrats over comments he made following the March terrorist attack on Temple Israel near Detroit. After the attack, El-Sayed condemned the violence but said “hurt people hurt people,” linking the attacker’s actions to the deaths of relatives in an Israeli strike in Lebanon. Critics accused him of appearing to justify the attack. “I made a mistake,” El-Sayed said Saturday, adding that his comments should have ended with an unequivocal condemnation. Israel onlines WhatsApp channel https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va6fsor6hENqpe0uKL3W *Join Israel online* https://chat.whatsapp.com/FPTwOH0TWib8qthgLOhIgu

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