US EditionJosh Shapiro Says He Was Questioned About Israel Ties During Kamala Harris VP Vetting, Memoir Reveals
Josh Shapiro says Harris's vetting team asked if he was an Israeli agent, a question he found offensive and linked to antisemitic stereotypes, revealed in his upcoming memoir.
- Shapiro's memoir excerpts published Sunday reveal Kamala Harris's vetting team asked Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro repeated questions about Israel, The New York Times reported.
- Kamala Harris's vetting team pressed Shapiro about his support for Israel after the Oct. 7, 2023 attack and asked if he would apologize for comments on University of Pennsylvania protests.
- Dana Remus directly asked Josh Shapiro `Have you ever been an agent of the Israeli government?`, and Shapiro replied `If they were undercover, how the hell would I know?`, calling the question offensive and noting he was the only Jewish finalist.
- After the vetting, Shapiro decided he did not want to run and would back Harris, who shortly selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in the 2024 presidential ticket selection.
- Both camps have offered competing versions, with officials like Aaron Keyak criticizing the loyalty tests as discriminatory, while Harris and Shapiro differ on their accounts amid 2028 presidential race stakes this year.
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Jewish leaders express outrage after Josh Shapiro reveals that Kamala Harris team asked if he'd been 'Israeli agent'
Jewish groups responded with outrage on Sunday amid revelations that Josh Shapiro, the Jewish governor of Pennsylvania, says he was pressed intensely about his relationship to Israel when being considered as Kamala Harris’ running mate in 2024. Shapiro writes that Harris’ vetting team asked him if he had ever been “a double agent” for Israel or had ever engaged with undercover Israeli agents. “I wondered whether these questions were being posed …
Shapiro, in new book, says he felt more scrutiny for Harris VP role because he was Jewish
In his upcoming memoir, Shapiro wrote he underwent significant questioning by Kamala Harris’ vetting team ahead of the 2024 presidential election about his views on Israel, and his actions supporting the end of pro-Palestinian protests at the University of Pennsylvania.
Biden's antisemitism envoy accuses Harris campaign of 'classic antisemitism'
President Biden’s antisemitism czar and deputy czar blast Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, accusing it of “classic antisemitism” for probing Jewish governor considering for VP slot as a possible Israeli double agent. By World Israel News Staff Two officials who served in the Biden administration to monitor and combat antisemitism have condemned the 2024 presidential campaign of former Vice President Kamala Harris, accusing the campaign of “…
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