Senator-Elect El-Sayed Supports Trump's Cut to Israeli Aid
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed expressed support for President Donald Trump's decision to stop security aid to Israel, stating he would be willing to work with Trump on the matter. El-Sayed believes the U.S. should not fund a foreign military engaging in harmful actions with American money and questioned arms sales to Israel. He also emphasized the importance of distinguishing between the Jewish people and the policies of the Israeli government.
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- Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed supports President Trump's decision to halt security aid to Israel.
- El-Sayed stated he would be happy to work with Trump to end aid and arms sales to Israel.
- He believes the U.S. should not fund a foreign military using its money for harmful actions.
- El-Sayed stressed the need to separate the Jewish people from the actions of the Israeli government.
- He drew a parallel to his views on the Egyptian government, where his family originated.
Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed voiced his agreement with U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement to halt direct security assistance to Israel. Speaking on Thursday, the day after the midterm elections, El-Sayed stated he would be happy to work with Trump to advance this policy. In an interview with MSNow, El-Sayed was asked about Trump's decision regarding Israel. "I agree with Trump," he responded. "I don't think we should continue to fund a foreign military that has done the worst things with our money."
El-Sayed, who is Muslim, further elaborated on his stance, saying, "I would be happy to work with Trump to do this. In fact, I don't know if we should be selling weapons to a country that uses our weapons to do terrible things."
Despite his call to end aid and arms sales to Israel, El-Sayed sought to distinguish between the Jewish people and the actions of the Israeli government. "We must separate Judaism and the Jewish people from Israel and its actions," he explained. "I tried to do this throughout the campaign, but people just said that because of my positions on Israel, it means I feel that way about the Jewish people too. I made it clear that this is not the case. We must distinguish between this and our foreign policy. I behave this way also towards the government in Egypt, where my family grew up."
