Abdul El-Sayed on Being Targeted by AIPAC

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comOur guest is Abdul El-Sayed, a candidate for Senate in Michigan, whose Democratic primary has become the most hotly contested in the nation. El-Sayed has been attacked for saying that both Israel and Hamas have acted in evil ways, for campaigning with Hasan Piker and for calling Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal. He recently declared that “AIPAC and Israel are not the same as Judaism and the Jewish people” and that “The most dangerous thing they’ve tried to do is extend the definition of antisemitism to include a foreign government.” (If El-Sayed’s opponents want to do an interview as well, they’re welcome to be in touch). This conversation was co-sponsored by Jewish Currents.Topics include…Polarization may not be as bad as we thinkSanctions against IsraelMoney in politics and fundraising ethicallyEl-Sayed’s relationship with Jews and JudaismProblematic allies like Tucker CarlsonUsing the term “genocide”Running in America as a MuslimHow to deal with the Supreme Court