El-Sayed apologizes for comments he made responding to an attack on a Michigan synagogue

Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan apologized to Jewish Democratic Caucus. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, apologized to the state's Jewish Democratic Caucus on Saturday for comments he made after an attack on a synagogue in March, which he tied to Israel's actions in the Middle East. “My comments may have been misconstrued to justify something I did not mean to justify,” El-Sayed told reporters after he addressed the caucus at a party convention in Lansing. “To anyone who feels like my comments might have been hurtful, I'm really sorry. That was not my intention.” El-Sayed’s apology was his latest attempt to unify Democrats after a bitter primary where he defeated U.S. He’s eager to push past a series of controversies involving allegations of antisemitism, including his association with controversial commentator Hasan Piker.

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