Israel critic wins US Senate primary despite record AIPAC spending on rival (VIDEOS)

Abdul El-Sayed has vowed to protect the Jewish community amid accusations of anti-Semitism Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive and staunch critic of Israel’s wars in the Middle East, has narrowly won Michigan’s Democratic US Senate primary despite record spending by the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC in support of his rival.El-Sayed, the son of Egyptian immigrants and a former health official who has never held elected office, received 48.48% of the vote on Tuesday, according to the AP. His main opponent, moderate Representative Haley Stevens, received 47.51%. El-Sayed would become the first Muslim US senator if he defeats former Republican congressman Mike Rogers in November.Throughout his campaign, El-Sayed repeatedly described Israel’s war in Gaza as a “genocide” and argued that the Israeli government was “bloodthirsty” and as “evil” as Hamas. He said he opposed “unconditional” military aid to any country, including Israel.“I don’t want to fund a foreign military that does genocide, apartheid, or is taking us to a war we don’t need to fight. I believe in equal rights to peace, dignity and self-determination for Jewish-Israelis and Palestinians alike,” the Democrat told CNN. The Ameri...