# Pro-El-Sayed Grocery Ad Origins

> Democratic Senate candidate denies link to viral anti-Semitic grocery ad.
- Title: Pro-El-Sayed Grocery Ad Origins · Newsweek | Shortify
- Summary: Democratic Senate candidate denies link to viral anti-Semitic grocery ad. Abdul El-Sayed campaign says grocery ad endorsing him was created for Cenk Uygur's…
- Keywords: abdel el-sayed, cenk uygur, rebellion pac, mike rogers, democratic senate, grocery ad, anti-semitism, israel, Pro-El-Sayed, Grocery, Origins, Newsweek
- Source: Newsweek — https://newsweek.com/inside-the-origins-of-the-pro-el-sayed-grocery-prices-ad-12625534
- Published: 2026-10-27T18:48:27+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: abdel el-sayed, cenk uygur, rebellion pac, mike rogers, democratic senate, grocery ad, anti-semitism, israel
## Ad origins
The grocery ad was created for Cenk Uygur's 2024 presidential campaign, not Abdul El-Sayed's Senate race.

> The video’s origins lie in a completely different race, it was initially made it for Cenk Uygur’s 2024 presidential campaign.
## Ad content
The ad shows a couple discussing $7 set aside for 'killing Palestinians' and U.S. aid to Israel costing $161 per American taxpayer.

> we have to set that $7 aside for killing Palestinians... it’s costing us a lot of money to drop bombs on Gaza
## 2024 figures
The 2024 version updated U.S. military aid to Israel from $3.8 billion to $26 billion, with $161 per American taxpayer.

> The $4 billion annual figure likely refers to the $3.8 billion that the U.S. sends in military assistance to Israel
## El-Sayed's response
El-Sayed campaign says the ad is 'not affiliated in any way' with his Senate campaign and he has condemned anti-Semitism.

> the ad is 'not affiliated in any way with the Abdul for Senate campaign…no one speaks for Abdul but himself and his campaign'
## Rogers' response
Rogers' campaign accused El-Sayed of anti-Semitism and said he is 'for every single Michigander'.

> Abby Ronson, a spokesperson for Rogers who has accused El-Sayed of being anti-Semitic multiple times on her X feed
## Backlash
Anti-Defamation League called the ad anti-Semitic, citing the 'myth that Jews are to blame for society’s problems'.

> the myth that Jews are to blame for society’s problems which it says has been 'central to antisemitism' throughout history
## Political reactions
Michigan Representative Haley Stevens and DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison criticized the ad as fearmongering and divisive.

> Do we need to lower costs by building more homes, securing people’s health care, and creating a fairer federal tax code? Yes, we do!!
## Key takeaway

Abdul El-Sayed campaign says grocery ad endorsing him was created for Cenk Uygur's 2024 presidential campaign and has no connection to his Senate race.