Al-Sayed demanded to stop selling American arms to Israel Abdul-A-Sayed, the democratic candidate who won the elections for the US Senate from the state of Michigan, called for an end to the sale of arms to Israel. He said: I want to stop selling arms to Israel; Weapons used to commit the most heinous crimes, including against and apartheid. Al-Sayed also criticized military aid to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Pakistan, arguing that American taxpayers' money should be spent within the United States.