Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has hired a Jewish outreach director as his campaign seeks to expand support among Jewish voters in an increasingly competitive race. Jewish media outlets report.

The campaign brought on Lenore Goldman, an experienced political consultant with past involvement in Jewish communal and civic work, to help strengthen outreach efforts ahead of the election.

The move comes amid continuing tension between El-Sayed and parts of Michigan’s Jewish community over his criticism of Israel and positions related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Campaign officials appear to view the hire as an effort to build dialogue with Jewish voters and blunt Republican attacks in a race that could be decided by narrow margins.

Michigan remains home to large Arab-American and Jewish populations, making Middle East issues unusually prominent in the political conversation surrounding the Senate campaign.

The development highlights how candidates in battleground states are navigating coalition politics, foreign-policy concerns and the shifting domestic impact of the war in the Middle East.

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