Abdul El-Sayed calls comparing Jewish Michiganders to the Ku Klux Klan utterly inappropriate and flat out wrong
Abdul El-SayedDemocratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, in a statement to Jewish Insider
In a statement to Jewish Insider, El-Sayed says comparing Jewish Michiganders to the Ku Klux Klan is utterly inappropriate and flat out wrong, and that his canvassers will keep knocking on doors across the state.
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Pro-Israel voters in West Bloomfield who refuse to vote for El-Sayed share the supremacist attitude of a KKK neighborhood opposing a Black candidate, which Piker called Jewish supremacy.
“I grew up in the town over from West Bloomfield. Comparing Jewish Michiganders to the Ku Klux Klan is utterly inappropriate and flat out wrong”
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Hasan Piker compares canvassing in West Bloomfield's Jewish community to stumping in a KKK neighborhood; El-Sayed and Michigan Democrats condemn the remark
Hasan Piker said on his livestream that canvassing for Abdul El-Sayed in heavily Jewish West Bloomfield, Michigan, was the equivalent of stumping in a KKK neighborhood. El-Sayed, Sen. Elissa Slotkin and ADL chief Jonathan Greenblatt condemned the comparison.
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Jewish Insider report on Hasan Piker's livestream remarks comparing the heavily Jewish community of West Bloomfield, Michigan, to a Ku Klux Klan neighborhood while watching a news segment about canvassers for Abdul El-Sayed. It quotes the remarks and responses from El-Sayed, state Rep. Noah Arbit, Sen. Elissa Slotkin and state Sen. Jeremy Moss.
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Jewish Insider reported that El-Sayed, who campaigned repeatedly with Piker during the primary, condemned the comments in a statement to the outlet without mentioning Piker by name.
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El-Sayed said his campaign has focused from day one on bringing Michiganders together to bridge divides, and that his canvassers will keep knocking on doors in every corner of the state.
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The reference point is Piker's livestream remark comparing canvassing in West Bloomfield's Jewish community to stumping in a KKK neighborhood. El-Sayed calls the comparison utterly inappropriate and flat out wrong, condemning the remark while leaving Piker unnamed.
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Read the full caseElissa Slotkin says Piker's KKK comparison should be condemned loudly
“Hasan Piker's latest online rant targeting Michiganders in West Bloomfield Township, comparing the community to the KKK, should be condemned loudly. It is anti-semitic, divisive and deeply offensive.”Read statement
Jeremy Moss says Piker is the last person who should be antagonizing West Bloomfield's voters
“After spending a whole campaign putting a target on Oakland County's Jewish community, Hasan Piker is the last person who should be antagonizing these voters.”Read statement
Jonathan Greenblatt calls it disgusting to compare American Jews to the KKK
“It's disgusting to compare American Jews to a white supremacist extremist movement that terrorizes Black and Jewish Americans”Read statement
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The Dispute Index. "Abdul El-Sayed calls comparing Jewish Michiganders to the Ku Klux Klan utterly inappropriate and flat out wrong". First published: 2026-11-03. Last updated: 2026-11-03. https://disputeindex.com/events/7916-in-a-statement-to-jewish-insider-el-sayed