Shapiro Emphasizes Pride in His Jewish Faith at Harris-Walz Rally

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Shapiro Emphasizes Pride in His ******* ****** at Harris-Walz Rally

For years, Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania has said that his ******* ****** drives his commitment to public service.

But as he wrapped up a fiery speech in Philadelphia on Tuesday, after the conclusion of a vice-presidential search process that prompted intense public scrutiny of his views on *******, Mr. Shapiro’s familiar references to his religious background took on a raw new resonance. And he seemed to sound a note of defiance.

“I am proud of my ******,” he said, his voice rising, speaking slowly and deliberately to sustained applause.

Mr. Shapiro’s comments came as part of a well-received speech welcoming Vice President Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota. Throughout, Mr. Shapiro praised the ticket effusively.

But the moment followed an ugly final phase of Ms. Harris’s search.

Mr. Shapiro’s positions on the Middle East, his allies have noted, are well within the Democratic mainstream, and were not markedly different from other vice-presidential candidates under consideration.

Yet Mr. Shapiro — dubbed “Genocide Josh” by some activists — drew outsize attention on the subject, his supporters said, and some saw that focus as driven by antisemitism.

Left-wing and pro-************ activists and other critics vehemently denied that, saying they objected because they saw Mr. Shapiro as too sympathetic to ******* and overly critical of campus Gaza-war protests, not because of his ******.

Some Democrats worried that elevating Mr. Shapiro to the ticket would reignite the battles raging in the party over ******* and the Gaza war — divisions that still exist, but had been more muted after President Biden said he would not seek re-election.

For others — especially for some ******* Democrats who have struggled with their place in the party against that backdrop — the spotlight on Mr. Shapiro was painful.

In his remarks, Mr. Shapiro emphasized the role his ****** — which he did not highlight by name — has played in his public life.

“I lean on my family, and I lean on my ******, which calls me to serve,” Mr. Shapiro said.

Soon after, he was back to stumping for the Democratic ticket.

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