Overview
- On Thursday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel told an ADL-organized roundtable that she will not attend the Michigan Democratic Party’s August 29 convention because she does not feel safe there.
- Nessel said the threats and harassment she receives are largely antisemitic and that prior complaints to party leaders went unanswered, prompting her decision to stay away.
- The Michigan Democratic Party responded by saying it rejects antisemitism and is working with stakeholders to make the Lansing Center convention safe and secure for all attendees.
- The announcement follows earlier party incidents and a heated U.S. Senate primary where disputes over Israel have surfaced at gatherings and deepened intra-party divisions.
- Local security events, including the March attack on Temple Israel that the FBI said it believed was Hezbollah-inspired, have increased costs and disruption for Jewish institutions and shaped concerns about safety and attendance at political events.