# How US support for Israel became a flashpoint in the election

https://mins.news/en/item/125457

- BBC Chinese, 2026-11-02 12:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/ck3r5yrxlzz2o/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Anger over US support for Israel is driving voters with opposing views to the polls and has become a major factor in the fiercely contested US midterms. In Michigan’s closely fought Senate race, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers are campaigning amid divisions over the Gaza war, US aid to Israel and community safety.

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