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As US business ties to Israel are scrutinized, this Michigan group hopes to strengthen them nationwide

October 16, 2026October 16, 2026Sara Wood

DETROIT – On paper, they were all competitors: Dozens of regional groups, many funded by their respective local governments, each one hoping to recruit Israeli businesses to grow their own economies. But this week in Michigan, at the first-ever U.S.-Israel Innovation Exchange Summit, they all united with the common goal of promoting broader American business […]

Is Israel or Iran a bigger threat to the US? Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed won’t say

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026Sara Wood

Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed was asked multiple times by a debate moderator on Thursday which country he considers a bigger threat to the U.S.: Iran or Israel. Each time, he parried. “That’s a ridiculous hypothetical because here’s what’s happening right now: Our ostensible ally in Israel has lobbied us to go to war with Iran,” […]

Vance meets with Temple Israel rabbi on Michigan visit

September 1, 2026September 1, 2026Sara Wood

Vice President JD Vance recently met with representatives of Temple Israel in Michigan to offer “his support in the wake of the attack on our community,” clergy from the synagogue told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Vance’s Monday meeting with representatives of the suburban Detroit synagogue that had been attacked by a terrorist in March came […]

AIPAC is the top issue at final primary debate between Stevens and El-Sayed in Michigan

July 28, 2026July 28, 2026Sara Wood

SOUTHFIELD – The two figures standing on the suburban Detroit debate stage vying for the right to battle for Michigan on Capitol Hill were U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and former county health official Abdul El-Sayed. But the dominant topic Monday night wasn’t either of them: it was AIPAC. In Michigan’s closely watched Democratic Senate primary, […]

Haley Stevens takes aim at Netanyahu in Michigan Senate debate, as opponent Abdul El-Sayed calls Israel a ‘rogue state’

July 8, 2026July 8, 2026Sara Wood

Viewers of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary debate on Tuesday night could be forgiven for at times forgetting that one candidate comes with the heavy backing of pro-Israel donors. “The prime minister of Israel has failed,” Rep. Haley Stevens said when asked about Iran, saying that both Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump had […]

Michigan Democrats nominate Eli Savit, progressive Jewish prosecutor, for state attorney general

April 20, 2026April 20, 2026Sara Wood

A progressive Jewish county prosecutor won the endorsement of Michigan’s state Democratic Party over the weekend in his bid for state attorney general, at a convention that also spotlighted deep divides over Israel within the party. Eli Savit beat out another county prosecutor for the chance to succeed Dana Nessel, the state’s current AG, who […]

Authorities raid Michigan homes in probe of pro-Palestinian vandalism of Jewish homes and institutions

April 24, 2025April 27, 2025Sara Wood

This story was updated on April 24, 2025, at 4:12 p.m. EST. Federal and state agents in Michigan raided at least three different home addresses connected to pro-Palestinian protesters Wednesday, part of what authorities said was an ongoing investigation into more than a year of the group targeting homes and businesses including prominent Jewish locations. […]