The Michigan Senate primary was closer than polls had predicted, but Abdul El-Sayed's victory shouldn't be dismissed. In some ways, it is more consequential for Israel and U.S. Jews than Mamdani's rise in NYC

Polls point to Abdul El-Sayed defeating Haley Stevens, suggesting his left-leaning platform and Israel critiques were not the turn-offs centrists predicted it would be.

Michigan’s Senate primary has become a test of progressive energy, Israel policy and big-money politics, with the winner heading to a November contest critical to the party's…