NY Jewish leaders blast ‘ugly, antisemitic campaign’ against Josh Shapiro in veepstakes

Jewish leaders in New York fumed that Josh Shapiro was “vilified” in an “ugly, antisemitic campaign” as Vice President Kamala Harris whittled down her veep contenders — ultimately passing over the Pennsylvania governor in favor of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Shapiro, who is Jewish, faced more scrutiny and criticism than other contenders because he’s pro-Israel, they claimed. “No one should dismiss that Gov. Shapiro was subjected to an ugly, antisemitic campaign to delegitimize him,” said Mark Treyger, CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York and a former...