Jewish Michigan AG says state Dem Party absolutely not doing enough to combat antisemitism plans to skip convention

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, who plans to skip the upcoming state Democratic convention out of concern for her safety, blasted the state party Monday for not doing enough to combat antisemitism. “Myself and other Jewish electeds are subjected to a barrage of antisemitic threats,” Nessel, a Democrat, said in an interview with MS NOW “State of Play” host Peter Alexander. Nessel, who became the first Jewish person elected to statewide executive office in 2018, noted the threats are not a recent phenomenon but are now combined with a lack of “civil discourse” within the state Democratic Party, where many ideas are no longer “respected.” “I would say absolutely they’re not” doing enough to address antisemitism, Nessel said of the Michigan Democratic Party. The AG pointed out that five defendants hit with a federal indictment in June for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to threaten and harass the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and “Democratic officials, some of whom are Jewish,” are members of the Michigan Democratic Party and would be allowed to attend the convention. “Those people are still permitted to come to the convention.And it’s just baffling to me that while these charges are pending, they’re going to be allowed to be there despite, you know, these credible charges against them,” Nessel fumed. In a statement, Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Curtis Hertel said the party was “appalled by the details of this indictment and the hateful, antisemitic threats that took place.” “The Michigan Democratic Party condemns all acts of hatred and violence, which have no place in Michigan and should not be tolerated,” Hertel added.

Nessel urged the party to “enforce a code of conduct” at the convention that would bar activists from harassing attendees and booing people off the stage. “We should all have the opportunity to be heard,” she said. A party spokesperson told The Post that Michigan De...