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Jewish leaders express outrage after Josh Shapiro reveals that Kamala Harris team asked if he’d been ‘Israeli agent’

JL;DR SUMMARY Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, in his upcoming memoir, reveals that during the vetting process for the 2024 vice-presidential candidacy on Kamala Harris's ticket, he faced invasive questions about alleged connections to Israeli intelligence, raising concerns of antisemitism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Kamala HarrisJewish LeadersDeborah LipstadtFree SpeechJonathan GreenblattPolitical MemoirDual LoyaltyJosh ShapiroVice Presidential Vetting

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Pennsylvania, United States
"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."
Minnesota, United States
"Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota who became the vice presidential candidate, was also asked about his ties to China, where he lived as a young adult, sources close to the campaign revealed in response to Shapiro's account."
Washington DC, United States
"worked for six months after graduation in the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., after graduating from college."

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