Shapiro?

[Mik]

I didn’t know Shapiro knew Hillary.

[Copper]

Nobody has walked on the moon during Josh Shapiro's lifetime.

[George K]

[George K]

[Horace]

Ben Shapiro is a bold choice. Crossing aisles. I commend her.

[jon-nyc]

I checked older versions of his wiki page from 2021, 2022, 2023, and February 2024.

None mention IDF.

Assuming it really did appear in a recent page, it was probably vandalism from antisemites or anti-Shapiro folks playing to them that was then corrected.

[George K]

Not recent - 1993.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/shapiro-seeks-to-downplay-his-time-as-idf-volunteer-after-college-op-ed-resurfaces/ar-AA1o9NZS

ennsylvania Governor and potential Democratic vice presidential nominee Josh Shapiro on Friday sought to distance himself from a recently uncovered op-ed he wrote in college, in which he identified as a former volunteer in the IDF and argued that the Palestinians are too “battle-minded” to pursue peace with Israel.

“While he was in high school, Josh Shapiro was required to do a service project, which he and several classmates completed through a program that took them to a kibbutz in Israel where he worked on a farm and at a fishery,” Shapiro’s spokesperson Manuel Bonder told The Times of Israel.

“The program also included volunteering on service projects on an Israeli army base. At no time was he engaged in any military activities,” Bonder added in a statement responding to an inquiry regarding the nature of his volunteer work.

In the 1993 newspaper op-ed, which dismissed the recently signed Oslo Accords, Shapiro wrote, “Despite my skepticism as a Jew and a past volunteer in the Israeli army, I strongly hope and pray that this ‘peace plan’ will be successful.”

While Shapiro’s Jewish roots are well established — including his enrollment at the Akiba Hebrew Academy in Philadelphia — the op-ed from his time at the University of Rochester appeared to be the first revelation of such direct ties to the IDF.

“Palestinians will not coexist peacefully,” Shapiro also wrote in the op-ed titled “Peace Not Possible.”

“They do not have the capabilities to establish their own homeland and make it successful even with the aid of Israel and the United States. They are too battle-minded to be able to establish a peaceful homeland of their own,” added the then-20-year-old student.

[jon-nyc]

Ok, so someone uncovered that in the last few days and put it in his page.

[LuFins Dad]

@jon-nyc said in Shapiro?:

I checked older versions of his wiki page from 2021, 2022, 2023, and February 2024.

None mention IDF.

Assuming it really did appear in a recent page, it was probably vandalism from antisemites or anti-Shapiro folks playing to them that was then corrected.

If they were smart, they would have waited 2 weeks.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in Shapiro?:

Ok, so someone uncovered that in the last few days and put it in his page.

Yup, and it's old, as I said.

Kinda funny people trying to bring it up, or, perhaps more importantly cover it up.

[jon-nyc]

What the guy wrote was inaccurate or at least misleading anyway.

[LuFins Dad]

@jon-nyc said in Shapiro?:

What the guy wrote was inaccurate or at least misleading anyway.

What which guy wrote?

[George K]

Fetterman has concerns.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/03/fetterman-shapiro-harris-vp-00172557

[jon-nyc]

Saw that. Sounds more like a clash of ambitions.

[LuFins Dad]

Two different types of democrats with appeals to different types within the state.

I get that he’s newer, and I personally don’t trust the guy, but Fetterman would not be the worst choice for Kamala.

[jon-nyc]

Chris Christie pointed out Trump’s role in getting Shapiro elected governor - by endorsing Mastriano, the weakest republican in the field.

How funny if that ends up costing him the general.

[Mik]

Picking Fetterman assures that they would not be able to focus on issues rather than constantly being on the defense about whether he was ready to be a heartbeat away.

[LuFins Dad]

@Mik said in Shapiro?:

Picking Fetterman assures that they would not be able to focus on issues rather than constantly being on the defense about whether he was ready to be a heartbeat away.

Like Vance? Both became Senators in 22. Fetterman was PA Lt. Governor before that… Vance was an author… That’s not a discussion that plays to the Republicans…

[Mik]

It's about his health, not his experience. Plus, can you imagine Fetterman showing up at the G9 in a hoodie and shorts?

[jon-nyc]

Yeah but people who don’t know who he is could be introduced to him via video of him at his worst, health wise.

(By the way, it wasn’t long ago when that would have been considered off limits)