Abdulrahman El Sayed and his Obama-mimickry is the latest manifestation of the Democrats' humiliation of their Muslim voters.
Like Mamdani, he talks about AIPAC but has no discernibly materially anti-Zionist positions or policy prescriptions.
El Sayed and Mamdani have channeled energy from grassroots anti-Zionist campaigns and righteous anger over the genocide into square-dancing in stars and stripes cowboy hats; "I love Jews" speeches; defence of synagogues selling Palestinian land; and long-winded videos about why enforcing the ICC writ is impossible.
The claim that Abdul Sayed has "beat the Israeli lobby" is false because he is aligned with the left-wing of the Israeli lobby.
Yes, Abdul beat the AIPAC-backed candidate. But AIPAC is only part of the Israeli lobby.
The left-wing side of the Israeli lobby is J-Street.
J-Street endorses Bernie Sanders who has backed Abdul.
Abdul's positions on Israel and the Middle East significantly overlaps with those of J-Street.
- Military aid to Israel must be conditioned on human rights compliance
- Netanyahu is evil, but so is Hamas
- Iran should be prevented from having nuclear weapons
- Settlement expansion in the West Bank should stop
- Fighting antisemitism and Islamophobia is a priority
The pro-Palestine movement is being psy-oped into supporting a candidate who is aligned with the Israeli lobby on the key substantive issues.
If Abdul were truly anti-Zionist, he would call for right of return for Palestinians, he would back BDS, he would advocate for cutting ALL aid to Israel.
This is the minimum, but he has refused to take these positions. Why? Worried J-Street Bernie will drop you?