Mike Rogers

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers, a former FBI agent and Congressman, on Friday condemned two scheduled speakers at a Detroit event — the International People’s Conference for Palestine, set for August 29–31.

“We shouldn’t be rolling out the red carpet for people who praise the murder of innocent kids, parents, and grandparents, or who enable terror in our communities," Rogers said in a statement. "They have no business rallying hate here in Michigan, and families deserve to know whether their Senate candidates will stand against it.”

The speakers include Hussam Shaheen, who had been serving a 27-year sentence in an Israeli prison for attempted murder but was released in February during a hostage exchange with Hamas.

The other speaker is Omar Assaf, a 74-year-ol

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