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In Michigan's tight U.S. Senate race, Republican Mike Rogers is courting Jewish Democrats to cross party lines over Abdul El-Sayed's Israel comments and associations with progressive voices, arguing the leftward shift risks Jewish voters; El-Sayed defends his stance and condemns antisemitism while saying he can unite people, as Democratic leaders split on how to respond to the letter urging support for Rogers.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz criticized former President Trump's remarks suggesting that Jewish people who vote for Democrats should have their heads examined, referencing Trump's past associations with individuals criticized for antisemitic rhetoric. Trump also repeated claims that President Biden has "abandoned" Israel, prompting criticism from the Biden administration. This is not the first time Trump has made such comments, and the Biden administration has previously condemned them as spreading false stereotypes.
Two senior Democrats in Michigan, State Sen. Jeremy Moss and Attorney General Dana Nessel, who are both Jewish, have criticized U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib for a social media post they consider to contain an antisemitic phrase. Tlaib defended her use of the phrase "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" as an "aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence" amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Moss and Nessel called on Tlaib to delete the post and acknowledge its potential harm.