Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul el Sayed receives endorsement from pro-Palestinian lobby tied to terror financing

Abdul el Sayed, running as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, accepted support from Americans for Justice in Palestine Action, the lobbying branch of American Muslims for Palestine. The organization’s senior staff, including Osama Abuirshaid and Hatem Bazian, have histories with the Holy Land Foundation, Islamic Association of Palestine and KindHearts—charities that were closed after investigations revealed they funneled money to Hamas.

Retired FBI agent Lara Burns said open-source research shows AJP Action’s ties to the original U.S.-based Hamas network and warned that its tax-exempt status enables extremist influence in politics. El Sayed’s campaign did not comment, while the candidate said he would fight to halt unconditional military aid and block arms sales to any violators of humanitarian law. The article also notes that el Sayed’s father-in-law holds senior posts in the Islamic Society of North America and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, despite being named a possible unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation case. Ongoing legal battles include a lawsuit by the family of David Boim, who was killed in a Hamas-linked attack, and recent ICE actions against AJP board member Salah Sarsour.