# Vance Defends Israel Alliance, Condemns Antisemitism to Jewish Republicans

Vice President JD Vance reaffirmed the U.S.-Israel alliance while addressing rising antisemitism and the Michigan Senate race.

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Vice President JD Vance delivered closed-door remarks to approximately 1,000 Jewish Republicans in Las Vegas on Monday night. [^1]

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, apologized on August 29 for comments made in March regarding an armed attack on a Detroit-area synagogue. [^2]

Vance described the U.S. relationship with Israel as one of the most important regional alliances in the world. [^3]

Vance warned of growing suspicion of Israel among Americans under the age of 40, calling it an elephant in the room. [^4]

El-Sayed apologized to the state's Jewish Democratic Caucus for linking the local attack to Israel's actions in the Middle East. [^5]

El-Sayed initially stated in March that the shooter, Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, lost family members, including two children, in an airstrike in Lebanon. [^6]

El-Sayed told reporters in Lansing on August 29 that his comments might have been misconstrued to justify something he did not mean to justify. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Vice President JD Vance delivered closed-door remarks to approximately 1,000 Jewish Republicans in Las Vegas on Monday night. (Hindustan Times, News)
2. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, apologized on August 29 for comments made in March regarding an armed attack on a Detroit-area synagogue. (ZeroHedge, News)
3. Vance described the U.S. relationship with Israel as one of the most important regional alliances in the world. (Hindustan Times, News)
4. Vance warned of growing suspicion of Israel among Americans under the age of 40, calling it an elephant in the room. (Hindustan Times, News)
5. El-Sayed apologized to the state's Jewish Democratic Caucus for linking the local attack to Israel's actions in the Middle East. (ZeroHedge, News)
6. El-Sayed initially stated in March that the shooter, Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, lost family members, including two children, in an airstrike in Lebanon. (ZeroHedge, News)
7. El-Sayed told reporters in Lansing on August 29 that his comments might have been misconstrued to justify something he did not mean to justify. (ZeroHedge, News)

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