# US Arabs eye ‘historic’ Senate win for Abdul El-Sayed despite AIPAC attacks

https://mins.news/en/item/11874

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-01 22:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/1/us-arabs-eye-historic-senate-win-for-abdul-el-sayed-despite-aipac-attacks?traffic_source=rss

> Michigan’s Senate race has come to represent a Democratic split over Israel. Progressive doctor Abdul El-Sayed is drawing hopes from Arab American voters who see a possible historic victory. At the same time, AIPAC is spending heavily to oppose him. The contest has therefore become a prominent test of the party’s divide over Israel and its politics.

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