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JD Vance Called Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed ‘Evil’ in Speech

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In a statement Monday evening , Jeremy Moss said he’s been “in continual dialogue” with Abdul El-Sayed , including about “American Jewish and Arab safety and security, both here at home in Michigan and in the Middle East.

The shared donors gave $23,144.12 to Dan Bilzerian's campaign and approximately $38,626.20 to Abdul El-Sayed's campaign, the Washington Free Beacon first reported. “I will not be lectured by a California podcaster about what Oakland County, Michigan’s American Jewish community should and shouldn’t believe,” he said.

"I have made contributions and donations to many different candidates, organizations, community initiatives and charitable projects over the years," Mahrouq said. The two candidates’ shared donors have contributed more than $61,000 to their campaigns, according to FEC filings for both campaigns.

Meanwhile, Abdul El-Sayed, who has routinely accused Israel of committing "genocide" against the Palestinian people, has drawn criticism for his associations with social media influencer Hasan Piker, who said the terrorist group Hamas was "a thousand times better than the fascist settler colonial apartheid state," referring to Israel.

And I stand against any rhetoric that puts the community at risk,” Abdul El-Sayed said in a statement.

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