Haley Stevens Blasts Sanders on Israel, Urges El-Sayed to Drop Hasan Piker Ties After 32% Poll
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 3
Haley Stevens Blasts Sanders on Israel, Urges El-Sayed to Drop Hasan Piker Ties After 32% Poll
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 3
Summary
Haley Stevens, speaking after losing Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, called Bernie Sanders’ anti-Zionist politics a “sickness” and said nominee Abdul El-Sayed should distance himself from streamer Hasan Piker.
Stevens told the Jerusalem Post and Fox News that anti-Zionism had become a hate movement, defended Israel against what she called obsessive criticism, and still faulted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “a problem.”
El-Sayed had campaigned with Piker, and Stevens said cutting that affiliation would help reassure voters she says backed her strongly, including Jewish voters, Black voters and Reagan-era Democrats.
Qasim Rashid, a SiriusXM host and human rights lawyer, called Stevens’ remarks disappointing, arguing U.S. law should halt arms to Israel over alleged atrocities in Gaza.
The clash reflects a wider Democratic split as U.S. views of Israel have deteriorated: NBC News found 32% of Americans viewed Israel positively, versus 39% negatively.