Overview
- Excerpts from Josh Shapiro’s book, Where We Keep the Light, say senior vetting aide Dana Remus asked whether he had ever been an agent for Israel and if he had communicated with undercover Israeli operatives.
- Shapiro writes that he called the questions offensive and was told, “Well, we have to ask,” describing the sessions as professional yet leaving him with “a knot in my stomach.”
- He recounts repeated Israel‑focused queries and wonders whether he faced unique scrutiny as the only Jewish contender under consideration in 2024.
- Deborah Lipstadt and other Jewish leaders criticized the reported questioning as “classic antisemitism,” with Abraham Foxman and Aaron Keyak also voicing concern.
- Harris and Remus did not provide immediate substantive comment in initial reports; the memoir is due out January 27, and Harris ultimately chose Tim Walz as her running mate in 2024.