# Van Jones calls out El-Sayed for ‘insane’ belief that he’s ‘smarter than Barack Obama’ on Israel policy

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/van-jones-calls-out-el-sayed-for-insane-belief-that-hes-smarter-than-barack-obama-on-israel-policy/
- Published: 2026-09-01T22:58:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-01T23:46:04+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/media/van-jones-calls-out-el-sayed-insane-belief-hes-smarter-than-barack-obama-israel-policy
- Topics: Art, Culture, Government, Middle East, Politics, World

## Key points

- Van Jones brands Abdul El-Sayed's Israel stance "insane" on a podcast.
- El-Sayed reportedly backs a total arms embargo on Israel, even defensive weapons.
- Jones contrasts this with Obama's support for Israel's Iron Dome system.

## Summary

CNN commentator Van Jones publicly criticised Michigan Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed over his stance on Israel, calling his positions "insane" and questioning whether El-Sayed believed he was wiser than former President Barack Obama on foreign policy. Jones made the remarks on the "Ask Haviv Anything" podcast while discussing what he described as a fracturing of the historic alliance between Black and Jewish Americans, and warned that similar views among progressive Democrats were becoming a "dangerous" trend within the party.

Jones said El-Sayed supports a total arms embargo against Israel, including defensive weapons such as missile interceptors, which he contrasted with what he called a more defensible Democratic position of conditioning military aid. He noted that Obama had backed the development of Israel's Iron Dome interceptor system, arguing El-Sayed's stance effectively rejected Obama's approach. Other commentators, including Democratic consultant Julian Epstein and former Trump administration official Theo Wold, echoed and expanded on the criticism, with Wold linking El-Sayed's views to what he called a broader pattern among recent immigrant communities.

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