Congresswoman Stevens calls anti-Zionism a hate movement in the US — Jerusalem Post
Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens said she considers anti-Zionism a hate movement that, in her assessment, has spread in the United States and some Western countries. In an interview with the Jerusalem Post, she said that rhetoric from the left wing of the Democratic Party regarding Israel had, in her view, gone beyond criticism of Israeli government policy.
Stevens, who describes herself as a traditional liberal Democrat, has long supported US-Israel relations. According to her, she has faced hostility because of this position: she was booed off the stage at a convention, was forced to leave a union event in Detroit, and received threats. The congresswoman also said she was close to being physically attacked, but does not consider herself a victim or a hero.
Michigan primary
Stevens recently lost the Democratic primary for the US Senate in Michigan to Abdul El-Sayed. She called his approach to Israel “poisonous” and said that support for Israel had become a divisive issue within the Democratic Party.
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During the campaign, El-Sayed, responding to a question about Israel’s right to exist, said that Israel exists and that the question is whether American funds should go to Israel, which he accused of genocide and apartheid, instead of being invested in children in the United States. Stevens acknowledged that her opponent effectively mobilized young voters through the internet, where, in her assessment, anti-Israel views are popular.
Attack near a synagogue
The congresswoman also mentioned the March attack involving a vehicle and gunfire that targeted Temple Israel synagogue. She criticized comments that, in her opinion, linked the incident to the war in the Middle East. Stevens said that the war in the region cannot be an excuse for attacks on Jewish religious institutions in Michigan.
At the same time, Stevens acknowledged problems in the work of the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. However, she cautioned against equating the policies of the current government with all of Israeli society and against delegitimizing Israel. During a visit to Israel, she visited Hadassah Hospital and met with entrepreneurs in the technology sector, calling the partnership between the United States and Israel strategically important for national security and innovation.
