Abdul El-Sayed's victory proves supporting Palestine is no electoral liability

As a Palestinian American human rights activist, I have spent much of my life working to bring internationals to Palestine to witness first-hand what is happening, and to support Palestinian popular resistance to Israel's criminal occupation and apartheid.

Palestinians have always given those who come to stand with them the same message: "Thank you for being here with us. But go back to your country, tell people what you saw, and change the policies of your governments that enable and sustain Israel's violence."

On 3 November, Michigan elected Dr Abdul El-Sayed to the US Senate, defeating Mike Rogers by a comfortable margin of 52 to 46 percent.