The Pennsylvania governor told JI: ‘When supporters of yours say things that are blatantly antisemitic, you can't leave room for that to jus
Remember, a few months ago, on one of Judaism's top holidays, his family was attacked and his house burned down by a mentally ill person who thought Shapiro was attacking the Palestinians. Shapiro on Mamdani (via Newsweek):
While speaking to Jewish Insider, Shapiro took a swipe at Mamdani, saying, "He seemed to run a campaign that excited New Yorkers. He also seemed to run a campaign where he left open far too much space for extremists to either use his words or for him to not condemn the words of extremists that said some blatantly antisemitic things." The governor also handed out a piece of advice to Mamdani and any future leader: "You have to speak and act with moral clarity, and when supporters of yours say things that are blatantly antisemitic, you can't leave room for that to just sit there. You've got to condemn that."
But Shapiro is still arguing with the new Nazis instead of pointing out that they're Nazis.
The Democratic governor said he is "concerned that support for Israel in the United States broadly is down compared to what it was a decade ago." He later added that "There are policies of the [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu government that I don't support. I've been very vocal about that. But there's a difference between not supporting the policies of whoever's in charge at a particular time, and the underlying notion of a Jewish state of Israel."
What he should have said: Some people claim that they're "just critical" of Netanayahu's policies.
But you don't call for genocide of Jews and get to say that you're "just critical".
You don't deny Jewish history in Eretz Israel and get to say that you're "just critical". You don't celebrate the murder of Jews, and get to say that you're "just critical" You don't support Nazis and get to say that you're "just critical" This is a warning to the Democratic Party - you're going down a very dangerous path. A path in which you reject all the Progressive values you claim to value. I hope you'll wake up before you destroy American Judaism. But I realize that's wishful thinking. By the time any top Jewish Democrat will say that, it will be too late.



















