Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary on Thursday, adding her support to a growing list of anti-Israel progressive backers that includes Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.).
El-Sayed, who has called the Israeli government “evil” and accused Israel of committing “genocide,” has campaigned with Hasan Piker, a far-left streamer who has called the Israel Defense Forces a “Nazi army” and Orthodox Jews “inbred.”
“We are proud to endorse Abdul El-Sayed to be Michigan’s next senator,” Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign wrote. “Abdul is building a winning coalition by putting forward an agenda that speaks directly to working people.”
El-Sayed stated that he is “deeply honored to earn her endorsement.”
