{"id":1649,"date":"2026-07-08T12:51:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=1649"},"modified":"2026-07-08T12:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:51:07","slug":"haley-stevens-trying-to-excuse-anti-semitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=1649","title":{"rendered":"Haley Stevens Trying To &#8216;Excuse Anti-Semitism&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister <strong>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/strong> lobbed the \u201canti-Semitism\u201d accusation at Rep. <strong>Haley Stevens<\/strong> (D-MI) after she accused the prime minister of making the U.S. less safe.<\/p>\n<p>Stevens is currently running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in\u00a0 Michigan, where she will square off against <strong>Abdul El-Sayed<\/strong>, a former public health official in the state. El-Sayed has been an outspoken critic of Netanyahu and Israel at a time when Israel\u2019s standing among Democratic voters has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/tv\/oh-my-god-cnns-data-guru-stunned-by-democrats-70-point-shift-on-israel\/\">plummeted<\/a>, thanks in part to Netanyahu\u2019s military offensive in Gaza, which, according to health officials in Gaza, has killed more than 70,000 Palestinians, a figure that the Israel Defense Forces has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/30\/middleeast\/israeli-military-gaza-killed-numbers-intl\">reportedly acknowledged<\/a> as legitimate. Additionally, the prime minister successfully lobbied President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> to strike Iran in February, sparking an unpopular war that is currently in a so-called ceasefire in which both sides have occasionally carried out military strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Stevens has been stridently pro-Israel. During a speech in 2023, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/29\/opinion\/haley-stevens-michigan-democrats.html\">said<\/a> she fights for the country in Congress and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nwarikoo\/status\/2049622238312226966\">added<\/a>, \u201cIsrael comes to me in my dreams!\u201d But she has criticized Trump and Netanyahu over the Iran war and has been on the defensive as El-Sayed has noted that she is supported by the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee, the highly influential pro-Israel group. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/senate\/democratic-primary\/2026\/michigan\">polls<\/a> show a tight race, though El-Sayed has led in the last three surveys.<\/p>\n<p>In an appearance on Tuesday\u2019s<em> Inside Politics<\/em> on CNN, <strong>Dana Bash<\/strong> asked Netanyahu about Stevens\u2019 criticism of him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome American Jews in Congress who support Israel and support what you just said say that a lot of the actions by you and your government are making Jews in the United States unsafe,\u201d Bash said. \u201cCongresswoman Haley Stevens, she\u2019s running for Senate in Michigan, <a href=\"https:\/\/transcripts.cnn.com\/show\/ip\/date\/2026-07-06\/segment\/01\">said<\/a>, \u2018Benjamin Netanyahu has made us less safe. He has, frankly, put Jews in an uncomfortable position across the country.\u2019 Have you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, it\u2019s made <em>her<\/em> uncomfortable because she can\u2019t stand up for the truth,\u201d Netanyahu replied. \u201cShe\u2019s trying to probably excuse anti-Semitism. You know\u2013\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bash cut off the prime minister to assure him of Stevens\u2019 pro-Israel bona fides.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s not,\u201d the host said. \u201cI just want to explain she\u2019s somebody who supports Israel. She supports funding Israel, which is diminishing bigtime among Democrats and even some Republicans in the United States Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu then pivoted and blamed TikTok for showing users content that portrays Israel in an unflattering light.<\/p>\n<p>Hours later, during a debate in Michigan, Stevens eagerly pointed to Netanyahu\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not afraid of bullies,\u201d she said, responding to his criticism. \u201cI am not afraid to stand up. And I continue to stand up for humanitarian aid, for the U.S. to work with the countries in the region and get aid into Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Politico suggested on Tuesday night that the prime minister attacked Stevens because he thought doing so would help her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNetanyahu\u2019s remarks gave Stevens a crucial opening to distance herself from the pro-Israel stances that have fallen sharply out of favor with Democratic voters,\u201d the outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/07\/haley-stevens-gets-a-lifeline-on-israel-00989605\">stated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch above via CNN.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lobbed the \u201canti-Semitism\u201d accusation at Rep. 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