AIPAC attacks NYT columnist over call for Michigan’s El-Sayed to challenge pro-Israel lobby
LONDON: The American Israel Public Affairs Committee condemned senior New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman on Wednesday following Friedman’s encouragement of Michigan Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed to “be true to your pro-Palestinian, Arab American roots and stick it to” the pro-Israel lobby.
In a series of posts on X, AIPAC said Friedman’s column “continues a concerning trend by the ‘paper of record’ to print and amplify lies” about the organization.
The dispute followed the publication of Friedman’s column on El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic primary in early August, in which the Egyptian-American physician and former public health official defeated four-term US Representative Haley Stevens by roughly one percentage point.
He won despite being dramatically outspent in what his campaign described as the most expensive Democratic primary in US history.
