'They're totally going to blame us': The backlash against Haley Stevens extends to Jewish skeptics of El-Sayed

Haaretz2 November 2026, 15:11 UTCIsrael

Haley Stevens' about-turn on El-Sayed over his criticism of Israel has been met with fury and concern from Jewish Democrats, some of whom worry she had positioned the Jewish community as a scapegoat if El-Sayed loses

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