{"id":2653110,"date":"2026-09-01T15:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-attorney-general-raises-eyebrows-for-telling-jews-to-sacrifice-safety\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T15:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:32:20","slug":"michigan-attorney-general-raises-eyebrows-for-telling-jews-to-sacrifice-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-attorney-general-raises-eyebrows-for-telling-jews-to-sacrifice-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan attorney general raises eyebrows for telling Jews to &#8216;sacrifice&#8217; safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichigan-attorney-general-raises-eyebrows-for-telling-jews-to-sacrifice-safety%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2653110&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel faced criticism after suggesting that Jews have a moral obligation to sacrifice thier safety for the greater good,citing the biblical story of Queen Esther to encourage them to accept risk for the benefit of others. Her comments, made during a private speech to the Michigan Democratic Party\u2019s Jewish Caucus, sparked outrage among Jewish critics and fellow Democrats, who emphasized that Jewish safety and survival should never be negotiable. critics argued that her remarks appeared to cave to antisemitic pressures within her party and accused her of appeasing \u201cthe mob.\u201d nessel\u2019s stance drew strong responses from Jewish leaders like menachem Rosensaft and influencer Hen mazzig, who condemned plans to use Jewish safety as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-pressure-biden-admin-to-prosecute-alleged-iranian-agent\/\" title=\"Republicans Pressure Biden Admin To Prosecute Alleged Iranian Agent\">political bargaining chip<\/a> and clarified the story of Esther was misrepresented.Nessel, a Jewish Democrat, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >previously avoided attending party events citing safety concerns amidst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-democrats-criticize-conservatives-and-progressives-for-reckless-antisemitism-in-letter-to-biden\/\" title=\"Jewish Democrats Criticize Conservatives And Progressives For \u2018Reckless\u2019 ... In Letter To Biden\">rising antisemitism<\/a><\/a>. The controversy highlighted intra-party tensions over issues related to Israel and antisemitism, with many feeling forced to choose between their faith and political allegiance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\">Michigan<\/a> Attorney General Dana Nessel suggested over the weekend Jews should sacrifice their safety for the greater good, triggering backlash from critics who said she caved to the \u201cmob\u201d of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antisemitism\/\">antisemites<\/a> in her party. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sunday, Nessel told the Michigan Democratic Party\u2019s Jewish Caucus that Jews have a \u201cmoral imperative to place the needs of the world above even our own self-interest,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/08\/31\/dana-nessel-jewish-democrats-abdul-el-sayed-michigan-senate-israel\/91541945007\/\">according to<\/a> a video recording obtained by the <em>Detroit News<\/em>. She cited the Biblical narrative of Queen Esther as she urged them to \u201csacrifice the comfort, safety, and security, and even the very future of our own people in exchange for the opportunity to save the rest of humanity.\u201d <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4708207\/max-miller-sidesteps-reelection-questions\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Max Miller sidesteps reelection questions in return to Capitol Hill<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4708060\/michigan-attorney-general-jews-sacrifice-safety-broader-interests\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Michigan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/max-miller-sidesteps-reelection-questions-in-return-to-capitol-hill\/\" title=\"Max Miller sidesteps reelection questions in return to Capitol Hill\">attorney general raises eyebrows<\/a> for telling Jews to \u2018sacrifice\u2019 safety for broader interests<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4707920\/21-seats-mike-johnson-decide-house-majority\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>The 21 seats Mike Johnson says will decide the House majority<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her comments stoked outrage from fellow Jewish Democrats, including Menachem Rosensaft, the child of Holocaust survivors, who became a prominent New York attorney and teaches at Columbia Law School. Rosensaft said that \u201cno group\u2019s safety and no people\u2019s survival should ever be turned into a pragmatic political bargaining chip,\u201d in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ejewishphilanthropy.com\/memo-to-dana-nessel-jewish-safety-and-jewish-survival-are-sacrosanct\/\">an op-ed<\/a> for <em>eJewishPhilanthropy<\/em>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet\u2019s be clear: Jewish safety is not and can never be negotiable or sacrificed for any reason. Jewish survival even less so,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThis is not and should not be a Jewish issue. Can you imagine the outrage if anyone suggested that Black survival, or Muslim survival, or any other group\u2019s survival, should be put at risk?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nessel is a Jewish Democrat. She <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/home.mirs.news\/post\/nessel-to-skip-mdp-convention-says-she-doesn-t-feel-safe\">said<\/a> last month that she would not be attending the states\u2019 Democratic nominating convention in August because she did not \u201cfeel safe,\u201d due to concerns about rising antisemitism and anti-Israel activism within the party. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The senior editor of one of the country\u2019s most influential Jewish publications said on Monday that Nessel chose to appease \u201cthe mob\u201d in her latest statement, telling Jews to \u201csacrifice\u201d their \u201cself-interests,\u201d because she was afraid. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe baldly anti-Jewish campaign against Nessel was aimed at pressuring her to drop the charges against the pro-Hamas activists. Eventually, Nessel relented and gave in to the mob,\u201d <em>Commentary Magazine<\/em>\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/commentary.org\/seth-mandel\/dana-nessel-suggests-jewish-survival-is-an-obstacle-to-a-more-perfect-world\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"commentary.org\/seth-mandel\/dana-nessel-suggests-jewish-survival-is-an-obstacle-to-a-more-perfect-world\/\">Seth Mandel wrote<\/a>. \u201cIn other words: Democratic Party anti-Semitism is real, but her fellow Jews should suck it up and, if necessary, offer themselves as human sacrifices to their pursuers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hen Mazzig, a popular Jewish political influencer in the U.S., also said he was a \u201clifelong liberal\u201d but criticized Nessel for her remarks, saying she took the Old Testament narrative of Esther out of context.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI understand why many American Jews care so deeply about the Democratic Party,\u201d he wrote <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HenMazzig\/status\/2094523153032655148\">in a post<\/a> to X. \u201cBut Esther risked her own safety for the Jewish people\u2019s survival, she didn\u2019t risk them to save others. Using her story this way is not accurate or helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nessel made the remarks during a private speech in Birmingham, where she was honored by the Jewish caucus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She acknowledged during the speech the tensions many Jews are feeling in Michigan, as Democratic Senate nominee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4707345\/el-sayed-defends-hasan-piker-senate-campaign\/\">Abdul el Sayed<\/a>, who was also at the event, gains traction in the state. Nessel has avoided endorsing el Sayed, a harsh critic of Israel, as centrists in both the Republican and Democratic Parties have raised concerns over his alliance <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4706887\/vance-michigan-synagogue-attack-rally-el-sayed\/\">with Hasan Piker<\/a>, someone they view as antisemitic due to comments he made framing Hamas as a critical part of the \u201cPalestinian resistance\u201d in Gaza, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LSQyaJ-3Vms\">repeated<\/a> denials or downplaying of sweeping sexual violence against Jews in Hamas\u2019s Oct. 7, 2023 attack, saying he \u201cwould vote for Hamas over Israel every single time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4707491\/abdul-el-sayed-swings-back-jd-vance-detroit-rally\/\"><strong>EL SAYED SWINGS BACK AT VANCE AFTER HE CALLED HIM \u2018VERY EVIL\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCome November, what do your Jewish values tell you to do?\u201d Nessel said. \u201cIt\u2019s so easy to hate people right now, especially other Democrats who seem to have thrown us under the bus, despite our lifelong contributions to our party.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many Jewish Democrats feel they \u201cmust choose between our faith and our party,\u201d she added, slamming arguments being made that Zionism equates to racism or fascism \u201cby people whose entire understanding of Jewish-Israeli history fits neatly into a 47-second TikTok produced by Qatar or Iran.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nessel urges Jews to sacrifice safety for the greater good, sparking backlash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2653111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP24327094993727.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7053,32116,50410,4601,8390],"class_list":["post-2653110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-antisemitism","tag-attorney-general","tag-controversy-2","tag-michigan","tag-safety"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP24327094993727.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2653110"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2653114,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653110\/revisions\/2653114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2653111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2653110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2653110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2653110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}