Abdul El-Sayed said October 7 was Israel's fault.
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The Gerry Callahan ShowAug 4, 2026
The claim that El-Sayed said October 7 was Israel's fault is contradicted by sources reporting that he condemned Hamas's October 7 attack as a 'heinous attack' and acknowledged Hamas committed war crimes that day. The sources criticize him for Israel-focused rhetoric and for omitting Hamas from a fundraising email, but none report him blaming Israel for October 7.
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… How is that not a huge story? How is that not an outrage? I don't get it. But today, it's gonna be a great day in Ham, Hamtramck and Dearborn and other Muslim conquered lands in Michigan, because their guy is gonna win, and it's not even gonna be close. Yeah, he also said October 7 was Israel's fault. Hell, the guy he campaigns with, Piker, said Hamas is a thousand times better than Israel, and he didn't care about the rapes that were committed on October 7. …
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Contradicts. El-Sayed's campaign statement on the second anniversary of October 7 condemned Hamas's 'heinous attack on Oct. 7,' while also condemning Israel's conduct in Gaza as genocide.[1]
Contradicts. AJC's profile says El-Sayed condemned Hamas from the outset, acknowledged Hamas committed war crimes on October 7, and did not affirm an Israeli right to respond militarily, which is incompatible with blaming Israel for the attack.[2]
Context. Critics say El-Sayed omitted Hamas from an October 2025 fundraising email and declined to commemorate October 7 in 2026, but these are criticisms of omission, not statements that Israel was responsible for the attack.[1][3][4]
Sources
4 sources: 1 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Abdul El-Sayed makes a clarificationpolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts, context
- 2Abdul El-Sayed on Israel and Antisemitismajcongress.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 3Watch: El-Sayed walks away when asked about October 7 anniversaryisraelnationalnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 4International Freedom Coalition Condemns Senate Candidate El-Sayed's Silence on Global Jihadist Violencebignewsnetwork.com · not rated · cited for: context
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