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Michigan governor-elect Jocelyn Benson (D.) tapped a Nation of Islam leader who has pushed antisemitic conspiracy theories, referred to Jews as "the enemy," and promotes Nation of Islam literature that forbids interracial relationships to serve on her gubernatorial transition council.
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that → tap → council
Benson, who defeated Republican John James on Tuesday, picked Benton Harbor mayor Marcus Muhammad to serve on her 15-person transition team alongside Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Detroit mayor Mary Sheffield, and other Michigan Democratic leaders.
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who → defeat → Slotkin
It comes even after Jewish organizations have denounced Muhammad over his antisemitic rhetoric and leadership role in the Nation of Islam, widely considered an anti-Jewish and anti-white hate group.
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organizations → come → Islam
The Combat Antisemitism Movement removed Muhammad from its mayoral advisory panel over the summer in response to a Washington Free Beacon report about his remarks and said it "will collaborate with no one who legitimizes" the Nation of Islam.
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who → remove → Islam
He is also a disciple of its firebrand leader Louis Farrakhan, who has compared Jews to "termites" and called Adolf Hitler "a great man."
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who → compare → Hitler
Muhammad has repeatedly defended Farrakhan.
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Muhammad → defend → Farrakhan
After Farrakhan referred to Jews as "the Satan" during an infamous July 2020 sermon, Muhammad posted a photograph of Farrakhan with the caption "Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him."
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one → refer → him
In a podcast interview with fellow Nation members this year, Muhammad referred repeatedly to "the enemy"—a term Nation of Islam members use to refer to Jews or white people—while discussing The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, a controversial book that alleges Jews malignantly shape American foreign policy.
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Jews → refer → policy
"They have the muscle, they have the money, they have power, they have influence," said Muhammad, who campaigned with Michigan senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D.) last week.
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who → have → Sayed
Muhammad invoked the Holocaust-era Nazi pogrom against Jews, writing about what he called "the ongoing Jewish and Gentile Kristallnacht against Black Muslim businesses."
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he → invoke → businesses
Muhammad attended and promoted a Farrakhan speech in 2023 in which Farrakhan favorably stated that "Hitler went against usury and Hitler attacked pornography that the Jews had put on the Germans."
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Jews → attend → Germans
He promoted another seminar of Farrakhan's in which the minister discussed The Secret Relationship Between Black and Jews, Vol. 2, an infamous Nation of Islam treatise which asserts that Jews were behind the transatlantic slave trade.
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Jews → promote → trade
Muhammad has promoted the Nation's "Muslim Program," which prohibits interracial relationships, as the "ultimate solution" to America's "race problem."
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which → promote → problem
Benson, who currently serves as Michigan secretary of state, has maintained close ties to Muhammad despite the antisemitic vitriol.
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who → serve → vitriol
She shouted him out during her primary victory speech this month.
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She → shout → speech
Muhammad said in an interview in August that he is longtime "friends" with Benson and that they have "developed a relationship outside of politics."
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they → say → politics
Muhammad said in the same interview that Farrakhan played a key role in his political career.
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Farrakhan → say → career
He said Farrakhan pledged to be his "cornerman" in his run for Benton Harbor mayor and to "put the whole Nation behind [him]" in his political endeavors.
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Farrakhan → say → endeavors
In 2019, Muhammad said Farrakhan advised him to reject an invitation to visit Israel as part of a "peace mission" due to "the great dangers and hatred that exist."
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that → say → dangers
He also wrote that he declined the visit because of Israel's "vitriolic disposition toward Muslims."
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he → write → Muslims
Benson's office did not respond to a request for comment.
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office → respond → comment
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