Mike Rogers courts Jewish Democrats over El-Sayed's Israel stance
El-Sayed’s statements on Israel and antisemitism have become a point of contention in the Senate campaign.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYFox News is an established national outlet with a substantial record, and its publisher rating supports a relatively strong score. The story identifies its reporter and attributes key claims to named sources, though the publisher’s broad partisan identity warrants some caution.
- Track record — The publisher's rating is 72 based on 300 stories, indicating an established reporting record.
- Source type — A national news outlet, supporting a higher baseline than an opinion-first or anonymous publisher.
- Author attribution — The article names Paul Steinhauser as its author.
- Transparency — The reporting attributes claims to named sources and identifies one source who requested anonymity.
The article quotes a range of campaign figures, Jewish voters and community voices, including supporters and critics of El-Sayed, and clearly attributes contentious claims. It offers limited independent verification of the competing characterizations and little context beyond the campaign dispute.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The story gives substantial space to criticism of El-Sayed but also reports his statements, his campaign’s response, and Jewish voices who support him or decline to endorse Rogers. The framing remains centered on the Republican campaign’s effort to capitalize on the dispute.
- Counterarguments presented — El-Sayed’s statements condemning antisemitism and responses from his campaign and a supporter are included.
- Source diversity — Sources include candidates, campaign representatives, voters, a rabbi and a Democratic Jewish Caucus official.
- Omitted context — The article provides limited independent context or verification of the disputed characterizations.
The article is largely written as a sourced campaign report, but its emphasis on El-Sayed’s Israel stance and its use of the phrase “left-wing nominee” give it a slight rightward tilt. It also includes El-Sayed’s responses and voices defending him.
- Framing — The article foregrounds Rogers’s effort to win Jewish Democrats by focusing on concerns about El-Sayed.
- Language tone — Most claims are attributed, though the description of the nominee as left-wing adds a slight evaluative frame.
- Source selection — The story includes critics and supporters of El-Sayed, including his campaign and a Jewish supporter.
Mike Rogers is courting Jewish Democrats who are uneasy with Abdul El-Sayed’s criticism of Israel, while El-Sayed and his supporters reject claims that his views are antisemitic. The dispute is a campaign issue in Michigan’s close Senate race.
Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers is asking Democrats, including Jewish voters, to cross party lines and support him. Some Jewish voters and Rabbi Asher Lopatin say they are troubled by Abdul El-Sayed’s comments on Israel and his association with streamer Hasan Piker. Rogers says concerns about antisemitism and safety are affecting voters.
El-Sayed has criticized Israel’s military actions and opposed unconditional U.S. military aid, while also saying he stands with Jewish people and condemns antisemitism. His campaign says he distinguishes criticism of Israel from antisemitism; El-Sayed supporters reject the allegation that his rhetoric is antisemitic. Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus official Joan Lowenstein said her group would not advocate voting for Rogers, while describing a split among Jewish voters.
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SWIPE →Michigan Senate candidate whose statements on Israel are a focus of Rogers’s appeal to Democratic voters
Michigan Senate candidate seeking Democratic and Jewish voters' support
Rogers's version of this story ↗Representative who lost the Democratic Senate primary to El-Sayed
President whose agenda is mentioned by El-Sayed’s campaign director
Senator whose seat Rogers and El-Sayed are contesting
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