Joan Lowenstein
Role at the time: Michigan Democratic Party Central Committee member
Condemned
Statement summary
Lowenstein says El-Sayed's debate responses on Israel show a lack of the foreign-policy understanding expected of a senator.
“lack of understanding that you would expect a senator to have”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Jewish Democrats assess El-Sayed's debate answersNamed interviews
Named interviews assess the October 8 Israel-Iran comparison.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Reference point: El-Sayed's refusal to rank Israel and Iran as threats and his comparison of the dangers they pose. Condemned: Lowenstein says El-Sayed's debate responses on Israel, which include that answer, show he lacks the foreign-policy understanding expected of a senator. Challenged the characterization loses because she criticizes his judgment rather than disputing a description.