University of Michigan regent hopeful (D) deleted posts praising Hezbollah leaders
A candidate for the University of Michigan Board of Regents reposted, and later deleted, praise for Hezbollah and antisemitic remarks on his social media account, deleted posts obtained by The Detroit News show.
The posts on X, accessed through the internet archives, show attorney Amir Makled retweeted several posts in June and July 2025 praising members of the U.S. State Department-designated terrorist group. This included posts referring to the Hezbollah's former leader, Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by Israeli airstrikes in September 2024, as a "martyr."
Makled is a Democrat who is seeking one of the two nominations for the UM Board of Regents at the Michigan Democratic Party convention later this month. He is a popular candidate among young progressives, a demographic that was outspoken against the United States' support of Israel's military as it has waged war against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. At UM and colleges and universities across the country, students created encampments, disrupted ceremonies and held "sit-ins" in campus buildings.
Progressive students at UM were also frustrated by the university administration and board's refusal to speak with them, and the arrests of students and employees exacerbated tensions. Makled represented several of the students who faced criminal charges pro bono, The Michigan Daily reported.
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