Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed held a closed-door fundraiser in Dearborn alongside figures who have publicly praised Hamas and Hezbollah, called a slain terrorist leader a "hero," and said Israeli Jews should be sent "back to Poland", and his campaign kept the press out. El-Sayed appeared Wednesday at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn, […] The post Abdul El-Sayed headlines Dearborn fundraiser alongside activists who praised Hamas, urged Jews be sent 'back to Poland' appeared first on American Almanac .
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed held a closed-door fundraiser in Dearborn alongside figures who have publicly praised Hamas and Hezbollah, called a slain terrorist leader a "hero," and said Israeli Jews should be sent "back to Poland", and his campaign kept the press out. El-Sayed appeared Wednesday at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn, Michigan, where roughly 200 community leaders and organizers gathered for an event that the Washington Free Beacon reported was deliberately kept under the radar, no press, no public notice. Osama Siblani, head of the Arab American Political Action Committee and publisher of the Arab American News, spoke before El-Sayed took the stage. Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi, an Iran-born cleric, was…Open
What comments has socialist influencer Hasan Piker made regarding 9/11 and Israel?
Hasan Piker, identified as a campaign partner of El-Sayed, has stated that "America deserved 9/11" and that Israel is "much worse" than Hamas.
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What has Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi said regarding the late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei?
Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi, an Iran-born cleric present at the fundraiser, eulogized the late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, bemoaning that Khamenei had been killed by "the most wretched hands on earth."
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What was the nature of the relationship between Abdul El-Sayed and Amer Zahr in 2019?
In 2019, El-Sayed and Zahr headlined a series of luxury yacht fundraisers for a group described by the Free Beacon as being linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Who is the owner of the Dearborn-based consulting firm Chase & Porter?
Chase & Porter is owned by Mallak Beydoun, who serves as the chief of staff to Dearborn Heights mayor Mo Baydoun.
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What financial transaction did the Unity & Justice Fund make to a Dearborn-based consulting firm?
Federal Election Commission filings show that the Unity & Justice Fund, a super PAC supporting Abdul El-Sayed, paid $400,000 to Chase & Porter, a consulting firm in Dearborn, for "canvassing" work.
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How did Abdul El-Sayed respond to a student's question regarding Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) at the University of Michigan?
During a campaign event at the University of Michigan on the same Wednesday as the Dearborn fundraiser, El-Sayed repeatedly dodged a question asking him to denounce the IRGC and the Iranian regime's crackdown on protesters, stating instead that he opposes U.S. support for "regime change."
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What has Amer Zahr publicly stated regarding his position on Hamas and Hezbollah?
Amer Zahr, a Dearborn school board member and ally of El-Sayed, has publicly stated that he "stands with" Hamas and Hezbollah against Israel. He also previously stood in front of a banner with Hassan Nasrallah's image and called the leader a "martyr" and "hero."
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What specific remarks did Osama Siblani make regarding Israel and its Jewish population during past rallies?
At a 2024 rally, Siblani called the slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah a "hero" and stated that Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli Jews should be sent "back to Poland," a country where all six Nazi death camps were located. In a 2022 rally, he urged "fedayeen" (Islamic militants) to "fight within [their] means" against Israel using "stones," "guns," or "their hands."
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Who was one of the speakers at the Abdul El-Sayed fundraiser in Dearborn, and what is his professional role?
Osama Siblani, the head of the Arab American Political Action Committee and publisher of the Arab American News, spoke before El-Sayed took the stage at the fundraiser.
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Where and when did Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed hold a closed-door fundraiser alongside figures who have praised Hamas and Hezbollah?
Abdul El-Sayed appeared on a Wednesday at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn, Michigan, for a fundraiser that was reportedly kept under the radar with no press or public notice.
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