Current sectionU.S. NewsShare 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 formatSubscribeAbdul El-Sayed speaks a rally in Detroit, Michigan on August 7. Jewish Democrats say he has made significant outreach to the community, and are undeterred by political differences on Israel. Credit: Getty Images via AFP/Bill Pugliano'Historically, Jews don't do well under authoritarian governments': Jewish Democrats say disagreements with El-Sayed over Israel pale beside their concerns about the GOP01:47 AM • August 26 2026 IDTIt's been a rough news cycle for Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Michigan. Several Jewish leaders came out last week as "Democrats for Mike Rogers," accusing him of disregarding the concerns of the state's Jews. Then, over the weekend, the leftist livestreamer and El-Sayed ally Hasan Piker found himself back in the headlines after suggesting that American Jews are making themselves targets for violence by supporting Israel.In the NewsNetanyahu Invited Israelis to Call Him. Experts Warn He Just Wants Their DataNetanyahu's Gun-toting Security Detail Clears Tel Aviv Beach for Video ShootThe Israeli Left Should Be Fighting Settlements - Not Building ThemEisenkot Won't Be Able to Run Away From Netanyahu's IsraelIsrael's Secular Culture Is Rediscovering Judaism – but Only the Easy PartsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With IsraelBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItDavid 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