Democratic Senator-elect Abdul al-Sayed defended the right of Palestinians to live in their homeland, rejecting attempts to portray support for their rights as hate speech. "If you believe that Palestinian children should grow up in the land of their ancestors without being murdered by our tax dollars, if you believe in equal rights to peace, dignity and self-determination, this is not hate. It's love," he said during his victory speech after defeating AIPAC-backed Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's Senate race. Al-Sayed also called for American tax dollars to be spent on domestic needs, including schools, health care and infrastructure, instead of supporting Israeli policies and wars. "We don't want our money to be sent to do apartheid, or genocide, or war," he told his supporters, repeating his call: "Michigans, we want our taxes to be spent here. "Watch.

Democratic Senator-elect Abdul al-Sayed defended the right of Palestinians to live in their homeland, rejecting attempts to portray support for their rights as hate speech. "If you believe that Palestinian children should grow up in the land of their ancestors without being murdered by our tax dollars, if you believe in equal rights to peace, dignity and self-determination, this is not hate. It's love," he said during his victory speech after defeating AIPAC-backed Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's Senate race. Al-Sayed also called for American tax dollars to be spent on domestic needs, including schools, health care and infrastructure, instead of supporting Israeli policies and wars. "We don't want our money to be sent to do apartheid, or genocide, or war," he told his supporters, repeating his call: "Michigans, we want our taxes to be spent here. "Watch.