# US Arab Americans eye historic Senate win for El-Sayed despite AIPAC attacks

Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive Democrat running for US Senate in Michigan, is drawing strong support from Arab-American voters who see his candidacy as a historic breakthrough. The race has fueled heavy spending by AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, which is opposing his campaign. A victory would mark a major shift in political representation and test AIPAC's influence in Democratic primaries.

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## Sources

### World
- [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/1/us-arabs-eye-historic-senate-win-for-abdul-el-sayed-despite-aipac-attacks?traffic_source=rss) — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:31:52 +0000
- [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/6/trump-attacks-el-sayed-as-hater-of-jews-after-michigan-win?traffic_source=rss) — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:02:29 +0000