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El-Sayed says Israel, Iran have both proven 'dangerous' to US in Michigan Senate debate - The Jerusalem Post

Rogers defended U.S. military support for Israel and argued the Iran war could not end while Iran retained nuclear weapons capability.

El-Sayed says Israel, Iran have both proven 'dangerous' to US in Michigan Senate debate - The Jerusalem Post
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At a nationally broadcast Michigan Senate debate, Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers clashed over Israel, Iran, military aid and diplomacy. Their sharply different positions and accusations over Hamas dominated the exchange; Donald Trump later praised Rogers and attacked El-Sayed.

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Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed Hold First Michigan Senate Debate

Outlets agree Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed held their first debate in Michigan’s Senate race, trading personal attacks and clashing over policy issues. Left-leaning outlets focus on Rogers’s attacks on El-Sayed’s mother and related fact-checking. Center outlets portray a combative exchange over policy and personal claims, with some checking assertions from both candidates and others emphasizing the foreign-policy clash. Right-leaning outlets foreground Rogers’s challenges to El-Sayed over foreign ties and positions, with some coverage portraying Rogers as performing well.

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