Current sectionU.S. NewsThe Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, responded to a barrage of criticism after Piker said U.S. Jews who support Israel could lead 'somebody' to 'take actions against American Jews'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeArno Rosenfeld09:54 PM • August 24 2026 IDTAbdul El-Sayed, the progressive Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Michigan, released a statement Monday distancing himself from Hasan Piker, the leftist livestreamer who campaigned with El-Sayed during the primary.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:AIPACDemocratic PartyJews in AmericaAntisemitismIsrael - IranCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesAltalenaE1SyriaWest BankNetanyahuGazaMansour AbbasPollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastPolice Who Assaulted Arab Man Got Light Sentences Because Attack Followed Oct. 7Abdul El-Sayed Distances Himself From Hasan Piker Over Remarks on Jews, IsraelShin Bet Refusal to Protect Eisenkot Raises Chilling Question About the ElectionTrump Can Stop the Next War in the West Bank, but He Must Act NowBen-Gurion Airport Train Station Halted After Balloon Damages Electrical CableRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaGermany Found Its Israeli Villain. Will It Continue to Ignore What Produced Him?AIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California Progressive