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Pelosi Slams Mamdani, El-Sayed Over Israel Views

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Israel.
Zohran Mamdani told ABC News he backs Israel an equal-rights state but not a Jewish state.
Abdul El-Sayed declined to affirm Israel’s right to be a Jewish state, saying it conflicts with U.S. values.
Nancy Pelosi said she knows of no antisemitic Democrats and that district views do not define party, citing Hakeem Jeffries.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Israel.
Zohran Mamdani told ABC News he backs Israel an equal-rights state but not a Jewish state.
Abdul El-Sayed declined to affirm Israel’s right to be a Jewish state, saying it conflicts with U.S. values.
Nancy Pelosi said she knows of no antisemitic Democrats and that district views do not define party, citing Hakeem Jeffries.