Democrats in Michigan nominated a Muslim attorney who has honored terrorists for a position on the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents.
At the Michigan Democratic Party’s nominating convention on Sunday night, delegates chose Amir Makled over incumbent regent Jordan Acker for a seat on the board that controls the university’s budget and leadership appointments, The Detroit News reported. The contrast in the race could not have been clearer for Democratic delegates, who ultimately picked a Muslim who recently shared a post that referred to Israelis as “demons” over a Jewish regent who has faced antisemitic attacks.
Last June, Makled shared a post that called former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah a “martyr,” less than a year after Nasrallah was taken out in an Israeli airstrike. Another post shared by Makled honored Hezbollah official Abu Ali Khalil as a “martyr on the road to Jerusalem.”
In July 2025, Makled shared a post from Candace Owens, in which Owens referred to Israelis as “demons” who “lie, steal, cheat, murder, and blackmail.” The Muslim lawyer has since deleted those social media posts.
Makled secured the nomination over Acker, who has faced antisemitic threats from anti-Israel radicals following Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. In December of 2024, Acker’s home was vandalized and damaged, and his wife’s car was spray painted with the words “Divest” and “Free Palestine.” Anti-Israel radicals also vandalized Acker’s law firm building, which police investigated as a hate crime, CNN reported.
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