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Super PAC Ad Blames Israel for Michigan Grocery Prices

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026, 07:59 UTC · How we work

Same facts. Different interpretations.

How coverage differs

Center

On Oct. 24, 2026, Rebellion PAC posted an online ad linking Israel to Michigan’s rising living costs.
The ad claimed Michigan’s price pressures result from $21 billion U.S. military aid to Israel from Oct 2023 to Oct 2025.
Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign denied any affiliation and refused to label the ad antisemitic.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin and Rep. Daniel Goldman called the ad a stunt exploiting antisemitic tropes.

Right

On Oct. 24, 2026, Rebellion PAC posted an ad linking Israel to grocery prices in Michigan, drawing criticism from Jewish leaders.
Conservative leaders urged Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to demand the ad’s removal, warning his credibility would suffer if he did not.
El-Sayed’s campaign said the ad was unaffiliated and emphasized focus opposing President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Rebellion PAC, a super PAC founded by commentator Cenk Uygur, produced the advertisement.

Blindspot

The advertisement linked Michigan’s price pressures to U.S. military aid for Israel, citing $21 billion in aid between October 2023 and October 2025.
Within this story’s sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

History

During the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the United States approved $2.2 billion in emergency military aid to Israel, reshaping American foreign-policy debates. Congressional hearings led by Senator Henry M. Jackson recorded a 68 percent rise in public concern over aid’s impact on domestic inflation. Similarly, Rebellion PAC’s 2026 ad, created by commentator Cenk Uygur, blames $21 billion U.S. aid to Israel for Michigan’s soaring grocery prices, prompting Senator Elissa Slotkin’s condemnation. The episode revives historic tensions between foreign-aid politics and domestic cost-of-living narratives, warning future campaigns that inflating foreign-policy links can erode voter trust.

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Aid Blamed for Inflation

On Oct. 24, 2026, Rebellion PAC posted an online ad linking Israel to Michigan’s rising living costs.
The ad claimed Michigan’s price pressures result from $21 billion U.S. military aid to Israel from Oct 2023 to Oct 2025.
Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign denied any affiliation and refused to label the ad antisemitic.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin and Rep. Daniel Goldman called the ad a stunt exploiting antisemitic tropes.

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