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El-Sayed’s strange Fox interview: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 31, 2026

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The Issue: Abdul El-Sayed comparing circumcision to sex change surgery in a Fox News interview.

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s asking Jesse Watters, “Have you been circumcised?” should disqualify him (“Dem’s foolish hit below belt,” Bethany Mandel, Aug. 26).

His clumsy attempt to compare circumcision to sex-change surgery for minors is blatantly antisemitic demagoguery. It is well known that circumcision is a religiously mandated procedure performed on Jews soon after birth, and is generally advised for health reasons. It it far less drastic than the organ removals of sex change.

El-Sayed, as a doctor, is well aware of this. By using this crude ploy, he is trying to exploit the ignorance of the Michigan electorate and appeal to its antisemitic elements.

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In his interview with Watters, El-Sayed also dodged his questions on the reasonableness of Shariah law in America by comparing it to Catholic........

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