‘Jewish values’ are not a suicide pact that empowers antisemites

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has drawn criticism for urging Jewish Democrats to prioritize partisan loyalties over Jewish safety and survival, particularly in the context of supporting U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. El-Sayed, a Democratic primary winner, is described as a "virulent foe of the State of Israel and Zionism" who has used antisemitic tropes and campaigned with figures known for Jew-hatred. Nessel, who is Jewish, initially boycotted a party convention due to El-Sayed's supporters but later advised Jewish Democrats to sacrifice their "own survival" for "the needs of the world" and the liberal agenda, arguing that issues like climate change and immigration policy are more critical than Jewish security or Israel's existence. Critics view her stance as a "moral collapse of liberal Jewry" and a betrayal, highlighting the difficult position of Jewish Democrats caught between partisan allegiance and confronting antisemitism within their party.