Taking On Israel With Kneecap, Abdul El-Sayed, Wally Rashid & Ken McCarthy

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Katie Halper discusses Israel's nuclear capabilities and the Michigan Senate race with her guests.

Katie talks to Palestinian-American journalist Wally Rashid and JFK researcher Ken McCarthy about Israel's nukes and a video sketch mocking JFK for trying to find out about them. But first, Katie talks to Abdul El-Sayed about why he's running for senate in Michigan and why he's not afraid to take on AIPAC. Then Katie plays an interview she did with Kneecap while on the Cuba Convoy. For more from Ken McCarthy & Wally Rashid on Israel, JFK & nukes, join us on Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-ken-155638524 Abdul El-Sayed is an American physician, former public health professor, government official, and politician who served from 2023 to 2025 as the director of the Department of Health, Human, and Veterans Services for Wayne County, A progressive Democrat, he is running for the Democratic nomination in the 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan. El-Sayed is a graduate of the University of Michigan and University of Oxford's Oriel College, attending them on a full-tuition scholarship and a Rhodes Scholarship, respectively. He earned his MD at Columbia University. In his athletic career, he earned a full blue as captain of Oxford's men's lacrosse…

People in this episode

Host: Katie Halper

Guests: Wally Rashid, Ken McCarthy, Abdul El-Sayed

Topics covered

• Israel
• nuclear weapons
• JFK
• politics
• Michigan Senate race
• AIPAC

Keywords

• Israel
• nukes
• JFK
• Abdul El-Sayed
• AIPAC
• Wally Rashid
• Ken McCarthy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AIPAC

Books & works: JFK and RFK's Secret Battle Against Zionist Extremism

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