Israel didn’t cost Harris the presidency. That’s Democratic revisionism

Published August 12, 2026 6:00am ET | Updated August 13, 2026 9:51am ET



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Last week in Michigan, Democratic primary voters narrowly endorsed Abdul el Sayed, a Senate candidate backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Watching el Sayed’s obsession with Jews, or the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, and Israel, it is more evident than ever that foreign anti-Israel and anti-Jewish conspiracy theories have been imported into American politics in recent years.

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