Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel told Jewish leaders and community members during a roundtable last week that she has no plans to attend the Michigan Democratic Party’s nominating convention next month out of concern for her safety."I feel like my presence isn’t going to be welcome," Nessel said, according to the Michigan Advance."I don’t want to get chased around.
I don’t want to get harassed.I don’t want to get yelled and screamed at.
I don’t want to get booed off the stage, irrespective of what I’m saying.And I believe that if I go, that is what will happen because it’s been happening to me."Nessel, the first Jewish person to be elected Michigan's attorney general, claimed that party leadership has neglected her concerns over the rise of antisemitism within the Democratic Party despite reporting that she was harassed by some members.Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus chair Jessica Alexander told Fox News Digital that she respected Nessel's decision and, though she does not believe that the Democratic Party itself is antisemitic, acknowledged a rise in "anti-Jewish" attitudes among dissenters. LEFT-WING ACTIVISTS HECKLE PRO-ISRAEL DEMOCRAT HALEY STEVENS AT MICHIGAN CONVENTIONMichigan Attorney General Dana Nessel informed Jewish community members that she would not be attending the Democratic Party convention in August.
(Jeff Kowalsky / AFP via Getty Images)"At this point, why should she put herself in a circumstance that feels untenable and reactionary? As active and dedicated members, we don't feel or believe the Democratic Party is antisemitic, but the anti-AIPAC rhetoric circling many current campaigns is a dog whistle for classic anti-Jewish tropes such as ‘Jews hold the power, they have the money, rising gas prices are their fault, etc.,’" Alexander said.Alexander, who is a professor at Eastern Michigan University, added that as someone not "open to immense scrutiny" like an elected official, she is planning on attending the conv...