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The El-Sayed effect: How Jews and Israel are factoring into Michigan’s primaries

יול 30, 2026 ·  Source: The Times of Israel 86Objectivity score86/100

The El-Sayed effect: How Jews and Israel are factoring into Michigan’s primaries

DETROIT (JTA) — The intra-party debate over Israel that has dominated Michigan’s Democratic US Senate primary is reverberating further down the ballot throughout the state.Progressive former county health official Abdul El-Sayed’s bid to lead a swing state as an avowedly pro-Palestinian senator is being mirrored on a micro scale in Michigan’s 7th District — one of the nation’s most hotly contested congressional seats. In addition to endorsing a candidate there, El-Sayed and his movement have also taken aim at a Detroit-area incumbent who has belatedly embraced a pro-Israel platform, while a key architect of the 2024 “Uncommitted” movement is also running for local office.In contrast, a young Jewish candidate hopes to pick up the mantle of El-Sayed’s rival in the Senate race, centrist US Rep. Haley Stevens — and buck a growing national trend of Democrats turning away from supporting Israel. Jewish Democrats in the state, many of whom are…

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The debate over Israel is significantly influencing Michigan's Democratic primaries, extending beyond the US Senate race to congressional and local contests. Former county health official Abdul El-Sayed, a prominent pro-Palestinian figure, is backing candidates and movements that challenge pro-Israel stances.

  • In Michigan's 7th District, climate activist William Lawrence, who advocates ending military aid to Israel, is challenging centrist Democrats. His campaign has faced controversy over past remarks disparaging Black Democratic leaders.
  • In the 13th District, State Rep. Donavan McKinney, a DSA member endorsed by El-Sayed, is challenging incumbent US Rep. Shri Thanedar. Thanedar, initially a DSA member, shifted to a staunch pro-Israel position after an AIPAC-sponsored trip and renounced his DSA membership following the October 7 attacks, stating, "I see this as the biggest murdering of Jews since the Holocaust."
  • State Senator Jeremy Moss, a Jewish and pro-Israel candidate, is running for Congress in the 11th District, aiming to represent a more centrist, pro-Israel Democratic viewpoint amidst the shifting political landscape.
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