El-Sayed Backs Palestine’s Right to Exist, Dodges on Israel

El-Sayed Stumbles on Girls' Sports, Israel Questions in '60 Minutes' Interview

El-Sayed dismissed concerns about males in girls' sports as manufactured social issues and struggled to give a straight answer when asked whether Israel has a right to exist. The post El-Sayed Stumbles on Girls’ Sports, Israel Questions in ’60 Minutes’ Interview first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

El-Sayed’s Conditional Answer on Israel Draws Scrutiny Days Before Michigan Senate Vote

Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed drew fresh scrutiny this week after comments he made during a “60 Minutes” interview about whether Israel has a right to exist, just days before Michigan voters decide a closely watched race against Republican Mike Rogers. In the interview, correspondent Ross Douthat asked El-Sayed whether Palestine has a right to exist. El-Sayed answered yes without qualification. When Douthat followed up by asking …

El-Sayed backs Palestine’s right to exist, dodges on Israel

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed unequivocally said Palestine has a right to exist, but when asked the same question about Israel, he dodged, claiming it needs a shared understanding to exist.

El-Sayed's Reply When Asked About Israel and Palestine Sets Off All the Red Flags

El-Sayed's controversial stance on Israel-Palestine sparks debate in Michigan's 2026 Senate race.

El-Sayed says Palestine has a right to exist, but puts conditions on Israel’s right to exist

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed said on CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday that Palestine has a right to exist but offered conditions when asked if the same is true of Israel. Asked by journalist Ross Douthat whether Israel has a right to exist, El-Sayed countered with his usual response — “I don’t ever get the...

ISRAEL’S RIGHT TO EXIST? Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed Gives Conditional Answer on ‘60 Minutes’ Days Before Crucial Senate Election

[Video below.] Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed has sparked fresh controversy just two days before the midterm elections after declaring during a nationally televised interview that Palestine has a right to exist while attaching conditions to his recognition of Israel’s right to exist. The exchange aired Sunday evening on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” where correspondent Ross Douthat interviewed El-Sayed and his Republican opponent, Mike …