A Rising Democrat Leans Into the Campus Fight Over Antisemitism
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Our colleges, in many cases, are failing young people... Failing to teach information that is necessary to form thoughtful perspectives. They are willing to let certain forms of hate pass by and condemn others more strongly.
Mr. Shapiro, the leader of a pre-eminent battleground state, a rising Democrat, and a proudly observant Jew, has emerged as one of his party's most visible figures denouncing the rise in documented antisemitism after the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
Mr. Shapiro, who has no obligation to talk about foreign policy, has not shied away from expressing support for Israel while criticizing its right-wing government.
Mr. Shapiro, asked if he considered himself a Zionist, said that he did. When Iran attacked Israel last month, he wrote on social media that Pennsylvania stands with Israel.
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