Overview
- El‑Sayed, in a CNN Inside Politics interview that aired Sunday, said the Israeli government is “evil” just like Hamas.
- He said he considers Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal and accused him of conducting a genocide.
- He defended campaigning with streamer Hasan Piker as free speech and outreach to voters who feel shut out of politics.
- He also criticized rival Rep. Haley Stevens over AIPAC support and said candidates should focus on Michigan rather than Tel Aviv.
- An Emerson poll last week put El‑Sayed near 24% in a tight three‑way Democratic race, a contest now framed as a party stress test in Michigan, which has the nation’s largest Arab‑American community and a sizable Jewish electorate.