Overview
- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel told Jewish leaders she will not attend the Michigan Democratic Party nominating convention on August 29 because she fears repeated antisemitic harassment and does not feel safe.
- Nessel said the threats she receives are "almost exclusively antisemitic" and accused party figures of failing to act on complaints she raised about members who have harassed her.
- A Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson said the party rejects antisemitism and is working with stakeholders to make the August 29 convention safe and secure for all attendees.
- Major outlets gave the story uneven coverage, with some national and local outlets amplifying Nessel's remarks and others offering little or no attention, a contrast highlighted by media-monitoring reports.
- The boycott builds on a recent pattern of campus protests and a 2023 claim that a defendant allegedly plotted armed attacks on Jewish officials, and it could deepen the split between moderates and progressives in Michigan's pivotal Senate primary.