Abdul El-Sayed Breaks With Hasan Piker

Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed distanced himself Monday from progressive commentator Hasan Piker after Piker said American Jews’ public identification with Israel could lead to violence against Jews in the United States. In an Aug. 20 livestream, Piker said that if Jews in America keep presenting themselves as “singularly invested in Israel,” “someone’s going to come around and take action” against American Jews rather than Israel. El-Sayed said he opposed violence against Jews and antisemitism. The episode drew criticism from Rep. Hillary Scholten and came as El-Sayed faces Republican Mike Rogers in a Senate race central to control of the chamber.