{
  "id": 5142436,
  "title": "Pro-Israel Dem. Haley Stevens says anti-Zionism has become a hate movement in America -interview",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/pro-israel-dem-haley-stevens-says-anti-zionism-has-become-a-hate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T18:36:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-907367"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rep. Haley Stevens (D.-Michigan) recently spoke about the growing issue of anti-Zionism in America and how it has become a hate movement. Stevens, who lost her Democratic primary race in Michigan, believes that the movement to delegitimize Israel is not just a policy debate, but an infection that has taken over America and parts of the West. She criticized the far-left of her party, stating that their rhetoric has moved far beyond legitimate criticism of Israeli government policy.\n\nStevens described her personal experience with hostility towards her pro-Israel stance, noting that she was \"booed off her convention stage\" and \"chased out of a labor event in Detroit.\" She described the current environment as one of \"heightened bullying\" and physical threats, although she did not consider herself a victim or a hero.\n\nThe Democratic Senate primary battle in Michigan became a microcosm of the national struggle over the future of the Democratic Party, with Stevens facing Abdul El-Sayed, a candidate whose approach to Israel she deemed \"poisonous.\" Stevens watched as support for Israel transformed from a bipartisan consensus into a \"wedge issue\" that divided the party.\n\nEl-Sayed's effectiveness in mobilizing younger voters through digital platforms was acknowledged by Stevens, but she argued that the use of anti-Israel sentiment on the internet is popular among the uninformed. Stevens traced the current \"sickness\" in the Democratic Party to the 2018 midterm elections, where a vocal anti-Israel cohort emerged. She questioned the double standard towards the only Jewish state and called for an end to the \"sickness\" that has infected Democrats.",
  "summary": "“I think that Israel is more than just a punching bag for some of the challenges that America is facing,\" Congresswoman Haley Stevens told the Post in an interview.",
  "key_points": [
    "Rep. Haley Stevens (D.-Michigan) criticizes anti-Zionism as a hate movement in America.",
    "Stevens faced hostility for her pro-Israel stance at conventions and labor events."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Peru to sever diplomatic ties with Iran amid Latin America's pro-Israel shift",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/peru-to-sever-diplomatic-ties-with-iran-amid-latin-americas-pro",
        "published": "2026-09-02T17:22:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}