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10%
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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) has tapped a former Biden administration official — and campaign aide to former Vice President Kamala Harris — who once said Zionists were “controlling” American politics to lead his Senate transition team.
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Zionists → tap → team
El-Sayed appointed Brenda Abdelall, an Egyptian-American attorney and professor, to serve as his transition director, Politico reported Friday.
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Politico → appoint → director
Her appointment is drawing renewed scrutiny over remarks she made in 2002 suggesting that supporters of Israel wielded control over American political affairs.
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supporters → draw → affairs
“The Zionists have a strong voice in American politics,” Abdelall told The New York Sun at an American Muslim Council convention in 2002.
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Abdelall → have → 2002
“I would say they’re controlling a lot of it.”
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they → say → it
Abdelall made the comments while discussing the defeat of then-Rep. Earl Hilliard (D-AL), who lost a Democratic primary after pro-Israel groups spent heavily against him.
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groups → make → him
Hilliard had opposed a congressional resolution condemning Palestinian terrorist attacks against Israel.
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Hilliard → oppose → Israel
Her remarks resurfaced in 2024 after then-Vice President Harris hired Abdelall to direct Arab-American outreach for her presidential campaign.
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Harris → resurface → campaign
A Harris campaign spokesperson defended the appointment at the time, saying the comments no longer reflected Abdelall’s views.
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comments → defend → views
“Those 2002 comments do not reflect Brenda’s views or the views of the campaign,” the spokesperson said.
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spokesperson → reflect → campaign
Abdelall also previously served as Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement at the Department of Homeland Security under President Joe Biden, where she helped implement the administration’s first National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, announced in May 2023.
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she → serve → May
She also helped organize the White House’s United We Stand summit, which focused on combating hate-fueled violence.
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which → organize → violence
Her new role places her in a prominent position as El-Sayed prepares to enter the Senate following his victory over Republican Mike Rogers in Tuesday’s midterm election.
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Sayed → place → election
The appointment also comes as El-Sayed faces questions about his own record on Israel and his associations with activists who have made controversial statements about the Jewish state and the October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attacks.
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who → come → state
During his campaign, El-Sayed repeatedly criticized Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and argued that the United States should use its leverage to pressure the Israeli government.
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States → criticize → government
He also said Israel was not an American ally if it used U.S. support to push Washington into wars it should not fight.
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it → say → wars
El-Sayed has previously bristled at questions about Israel and his connections to anti-Israel activists —including extensive ties to the Muslim Brotherhood — arguing that the focus should remain on his campaign priorities, including health care, affordability, and getting money out of politics.
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focus → bristle → politics
His campaign appearances with communist influencer Hasan Piker, who has said that “America deserved 9/11” and described Israel as “worse than” Hamas, also drew criticism.
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America → say → criticism
El-Sayed additionally campaigned with Dearborn community leader Osama Siblani, who has referred to Hamas and Hezbollah as “freedom fighters.”
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who → campaign → fighters
Abdelall’s appointment could signal that Middle East policy will remain a significant part of the senator-elect’s political orbit as he prepares to take office.
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he → signal → office
El-Sayed’s team has not commented publicly on the hiring.
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team → comment → hiring
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