Abdul El-Sayed released a letter condemning a terrorist attack at Temple Israel in March.
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The Global StoryOct 20, 2026
Multiple tier1 sources, including PolitiFact and AP, confirm that El-Sayed publicly condemned the March 12 Temple Israel attack, first in a written statement the day of the attack and then in a video on March 13. The claim's word "letter" matches the passage, and the sources' "statement" wording is a minor difference that does not change the core assertion.
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… It really began over the last several months, especially since an attack, a terrorist attack, on March at Temple Israel, which is a large synagogue in our community, where we started hearing and seeing Dr. El-Sayed speak out of both sides of his mouth. So, on one hand, right after the terrorist attack, he released what I think was a good letter condemning that act of terrorism, and then, within a short period of time, I think it was a few days, he came out and really contextualized, almost justified, that attack by claiming, Hurt people hurt people, referring to the attacker's family in in southern Lebanon, I believe. …
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Supports. PolitiFact reports that a day after the attack El-Sayed said, "I condemn what he did," and that he issued an initial statement denouncing antisemitism.[1]
Supports. AP reports that in a video response El-Sayed condemned the March attack on Temple Israel, which was later apologized for in part because of accompanying remarks.[2]
Supports. The Hill reports El-Sayed said there was "never a justification for attacking innocent people" in his initial response to the March attack on Temple Israel.[3]
Supports. A campaign statement dated March 12–13 says El-Sayed issued a statement in solidarity with Michigan's Jewish community and then a video condemning the attack.[4]
Context. Dispute Index describes an unqualified written condemnation published on March 12, followed by a four-minute video on March 13 that added causal context.[5]
Sources
5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 not rated
- 1El-Sayed condemned Michigan synagogue attack. Critics ...politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2El-Sayed apologizes for comments he made responding to an attack on a Michigan synagogueapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3El-Sayed apologizes to Jewish Democrats for synagogue ...news10.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4VIDEO: Abdul El-Sayed Reflects on Temple Israel Attackabdulforsenate.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Abdul El-Sayed's cycle of violence framing after the Temple Israel ...disputeindex.com · not rated · cited for: context
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