US Arabs eye 'historic' Senate win for Abdul El-Sayed despite AIPAC attacks

Dearborn, Michigan - Suehaila Amen's voice trembles when she speaks about the plight of south Lebanon, where Israel is systematically wiping out entire villages. She struggles to hold back tears.

"It would be absolutely spectacular to watch the fall of that so-called empire that AIPAC thinks that they hold."

With public opinion polls favouring El-Sayed to win against Stevens, the Republican Party is already pouncing on the race.

AIPAC has broken primary records with its pro-Stevens spending. Pro-Israel groups including AIPAC backed Stevens with more than $50m.

Stevens wrote that El-Sayed wants to "blame all of your problems on Jewish Americans."

The NRSC mocked his full name: "Michigan socialist finally introduces himself with his full name: Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed."

El-Sayed responded: "People don't care as much about my name; they care if I care to remember their name."

At a Friday rally at Dearborn's Bint Jebail Cultural Center, the crowd booed AIPAC.

State Senate candidate Abbas Alawieh: "Bint Jbail is not far away. Bint Jbail is right here where you are sitting."

Congresswoman Hillary Scholten suggested El-Sayed enables "anti-American sentiment," and Ilhan Omar rebutted: "There is nothing anti-American about believing healthcare is a human right."

In 2022, AIPAC spent millions to help Stevens defeat fellow Democrat Andy Levin.