Rebecca Bennett, the Democratic nominee in New Jersey’s swing 7th Congressional District, distanced herself from a fellow Democratic nominee, Adam Hamawy, who is running in a neighboring district.

Hamawy has attracted national scrutiny over his past association with Omar Abdel-Rahman, the terrorist known as the Blind Sheikh, and his work for a charity in Bosnia that was subsequently shuttered as al-Qaida front group. Republicans have sought to tie Bennett, a military veteran running on a more moderate platform, to Hamawy, who is also a veteran.

“Rebecca Bennett is not going to campaign with or endorse Adam Hamawy this fall, as she is laser focused on flipping New Jersey’s seventh district, lowering costs, and getting corruption out of Washington,” a Bennett campaign spokesperson told Jewish Insider.

Bennett has carved out a relatively moderate and pro-Israel platform. She’s set to face Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) in the November midterm election, after a commanding win in the Democratic primary earlier this summer.

Hamawy’s campaign has said in statements that his “entire career and life have been defined by his patriotism and deep love of this country,” and described his testimony in defense of the Blind Sheikh as his “civic and legal duty,” carried out while Hamawy was a member of the Army. It also has brushed off criticisms of his involvement with the al-Qaida-tied charity as “desperate,” “absurd” and “gross and bigoted.”