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Is Israel or Iran a bigger threat to the US? Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed won’t say - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

El-Sayed repeatedly declined to choose between Israel and Iran as the greater threat and criticized U.S. military support for Israel.

Is Israel or Iran a bigger threat to the US? Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed won’t say - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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Michigan Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers clashed in a debate over Iran, Israel and U.S. military support, with El-Sayed repeatedly declining to say which country he considers the greater threat. The exchange highlighted foreign policy as a central point of contention in their race.

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Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan who argued against U.S. military support for Israel and declined to rank Israel and Iran as threats.

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Republican Senate candidate in Michigan debating El-Sayed on Iran, Israel and U.S. policy.

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U.S. representative whom El-Sayed defeated in the Democratic Senate primary.

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President who endorsed Rogers and whose trade policy Rogers has criticized.

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Vermont senator who supports El-Sayed.

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Abdul El-Sayed Asked Whether Israel or Iran Is a Greater Threat to the U.S.

Coverage centers on a Michigan Senate debate in which Abdul El-Sayed said Israel and Iran had both proved dangerous, without naming one as the greater threat to the U.S. Center outlets present the exchange as part of a broader dispute with Mike Rogers over Israel, Iran, military aid and diplomacy, alongside separate reporting on El-Sayed's campaign outreach. Right-leaning outlets emphasize his response to the threat question and portray it critically, including as a failure to answer directly.

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