He said he’d take Jews ‘back to Poland.’ Gretchen Whitmer took him on an official state trip to the Middle East Osama Siblani has praised Hezbollah leaders as 'heroes' and 'martyrs'

February 13, 2025   

(Free Beacon) One of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D.) guests on an official state trip to the Middle East this week is an anti-Israel activist who hailed the leader of Hezbollah as a “hero” and recently called for Jews to be sent “back to Poland.”

Whitmer took 17 local officials, businessmen, community leaders, and the head of the Michigan National Guard on a trip to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to strengthen economic ties to the region. A press release and photos from the first day of the trip show that one of Whitmer’s hand-picked guests was Osama Siblani, the publisher of the Arab American News.

It’s a controversial choice for Whitmer, considered a top contender for the Democratic presidential primary in 2028.

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