Political ad linking US grocery prices to Israel sparks antisemitism allegations

A new political advertisement supporting Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has triggered accusations of antisemitism, the New York Post reported. The advertisement, produced by an allied political action committee, links rising United States grocery store prices to American military aid provided to Israel. [1]

The video shows a couple in a grocery aisle discussing the cost of basic food items. According to the New York Post, the woman in the advertisement tells her partner to put back a carton of eggs to set aside money for killing Palestinians, while the man asks if the United States already gives Israel $4 billion annually. [1]

El-Sayed is an American epidemiologist and public health administrator who secured the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate in Michigan. As FTMQ News reported earlier, El-Sayed previously stated in an interview that Israel should not be considered an American ally, arguing that it takes money from the United States and draws the country into unwanted conflicts. [2][6]

El-Sayed is competing against Republican candidate Mike Rogers for the Senate seat held by retiring Senator Gary Peters. As FTMQ News reported previously, former Representative Haley Stevens endorsed El-Sayed following her defeat in the Democratic primary, while the American Israel Public Affairs Committee has spent millions of dollars opposing his campaign ahead of the election on November 3. [6][7]