Condemned
“nonapology apology”
Lopatin rejected El-Sayed's apology because the candidate continued to retain the causal context.
- Speaker
- Rabbi Asher Lopatin
- Capacity
- Michigan rabbi and Jewish communal leader
- Observed
- August 31, 2026
- Published here
- September 5, 2026
- Targets
- Abdul El-Sayed
- Classification rationale
- The criticism directly challenges the sufficiency and substance of the apology.
Surrounding material
Full context
Before the quotation
Lopatin reviewed El-Sayed's public and private apologies to Jewish Democrats.
After the quotation
He argued that retaining the causal explanation prevented the statement from being a full apology.
Evidence
Complete source record
Michigan Rabbi Says El-Sayed's Apology is a Non-Apology (opens in a new tab)Full interview
Interview supporting Rabbi Asher Lopatin's rejection of the apology because El-Sayed retained the causal context.