Wikipedia Editors Scrubbing Josh Shapiro’s IDF Service
Wikipedia editors appear to be scrubbing any reference to service with the Israel Defense Forces from the profile of Kamala Harris’s presumptive VP pick, Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro.
Users took to Twitter to note that references to Shapiro past volunteering with the Israeli army have now disappeared.
Gab founder Andrew Torba Tweeted, “Wikipedia editors/admins are working furiously to scrub the fact that Josh Shapiro volunteered for a foreign nation’s army.”
Torba posted screenshots of the editing history of Shapiro’s Wikipedia page to back up his claim.
In the screenshot, an editor who wrote part of Shapiro’s page can be seen expressing his surprise that the reference to Shapiro’s overseas military service was removed.
“I added the fact that Josh Shapiro studied and volunteered for the IDF during/just before his university years,” the editor wrote, noting that Shapiro had detailed his service with the IDF in a Philadelphia Inquirer article. This reference was then apparently deleted, the editor explains, “due to lack of credible source.”
Wikipedia editors/admins are working furiously to scrub the fact that Josh Shapiro volunteered for a foreign nation’s army. pic.twitter.com/3b1V55SIhS
— Andrew Torba (@BasedTorba) August 3, 2024
The claim of service in the IDF reappeared on Friday in The Philadelphia Inquirer, which quoted an op-ed Shapiro wrote when he was 20.
Shapiro himself has now backtracked on the story, including at a press conference held on Friday and in official statements to the press.
“While he was in high school, Josh Shapiro was required to do a service project, which he and several classmates completed through a program that took them to a kibbutz in Israel where he worked on a farm and at a fishery,” a representative of Shapiro told The Jewish National Syndicate.
“The program also included volunteering on service projects on an Israeli army br. At no time was he engaged in any military activities.”
Shapiro has yet to be formally picked at Kamala Harris’s running-mate, but speculation is rife after a Tweet was apparently “leaked” announcing that he will be. Cherelle Parker, Philadelphia’s mayor, posted the Tweet yesterday.
Jack Posobiec suggested that it wasn’t a leak at all.
“This was posted bc Kamala is getting cold feet about appointing Shapiro due to his baggage,” Posobiec Tweeted.
“Team Josh is trying to force her hand.”
The “baggage” Shapiro brings includes lingering questions about his role in a cover-up of the death of Ellen Greenberg, a young woman whose death was ruled a suicide despite the fact that she was stabbed over 20 times, including ten times in the back; his approval of the “controlled burn” of the Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio; his record as governor of Pennsylvania; and his support for Israel.
In the op-ed quote in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Shapiro wrote that Palestinians are “too battle-minded to be able to establish a peaceful homeland of their own.”
Israel, and its war in Gaza in response to the 7 October attacks, remains a bitter dividing line among Democrats.
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Trump Agrees to Fox Debate with Harris
Donald Trump will debate Kamala Harris on Fox News this September, the former president revealed on social media on Friday.
In a post on his social-media site Truth Social, Trump wrote, “I have agreed with FoxNews to debate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, September 4th. The Debate was previously scheduled against Sleepy Joe Biden on ABC, but has been terminated in that Biden will no longer be a participant, and I am in litigation against ABC Network and George Slopadopoulos, thereby creating a conflict of interest.
The FoxNews Debate will be held in the Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at a site in an area to be determined. The Moderators of the Debate will be Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, and the Rules will be similar to the Rules of my Debate with Sleepy Joe, who has been treated horribly by his Party – BUT WITH A FULL ARENA AUDIENCE!….”
Despite complaining that Biden’s replacement amounts to a “coup,” and that he had already “spent Hundreds of Millions of Dollars, Time, and Effort fighting Joe, and when I won the Debate, they threw a new Candidate into the ring,” Trump has said that he “totally accepts” having to face Kamala Harris.
Pennsylvania is one of the key battleground states that will decide the election, but it’s also important because it’s where Trump came within millimeters of death by an assassin’s bullet. Trump has vowed to return to Butler, Pennsylvania to finish the speech that was interrupted by Thomas Matthew Crooks on 13 July last month.
The presence of a live audience will also offer a significant potential boost to Trump, who complained about the lack of an audience during the first debate, with President Biden.
At time of writing, it’s unclear whether Kamala Harris has agreed to the debate. According to The New York Times, representatives of Ms Harris and Fox News have declined to comment on Trump’s claims.
Trump had previously agreed to debate Biden on ABC, on 10 September. Harris has already indicated her willingness to take Biden’s place in the scheduled debate.
“Well Donald, I do hope you’ll reconsider to meet me on the debate stage,” Harris said at a rally in Atlanta, on Tuesday.
“Because as the saying goes, ‘If you’ve got something to say, say it to my face.’”
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Idaho Farmers Rise Up Against Gov’t Determined To Turn Off Water and Drive Farmers Off the Land
Farmers in Idaho are rising up against the government in response to threats to turn off the water supply, destroy crops, and drive the majority of family owned farms out of business. Thousands of farmers […]
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BREAKING: Secret Service Head Caught In Perjury To Congress / Deliberate Stand Down In Trump Assassination Attempt
Secret Service whistleblowers have alleged to Congress that Acting Director Ronald L Rowe Jr. personally ordered personnel cuts that impacted former President Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, contrary to testimony Rowe gave under oath earlier this week.
BREAKING: Secret Service Head Caught In Perjury To Congress / Deliberate Stand Down In Trump Assassination Attempt pic.twitter.com/GzjrHJUdkF
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) August 2, 2024
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Philadelphia Mayor ‘Accidentally’ Posts Vid Revealing PA Gov. Josh Shapiro is Kamala’s Running Mate?
Philadelphia Mayor Charelle Parker accidentally revealed Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ running mate will be Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, reports claimed.
On Friday afternoon, Parker’s account uploaded a video touting Philadelphia leaders’ support of the Harris-Shapiro ticket.
Proud to be back with so many leaders from across our region supporting @KamalaHarris for President and @JoshShapiroPA for VP! We are One CITY, One REGION, and ONE Commonwealth United! @PADems @PhillyDems @Joanna4PA @PADemsChair @IBEW98 @RepHarris @PALaborers pic.twitter.com/Rh1ojbRjcr
— Cherelle Parker (@PeopleforParker) August 2, 2024
“I can’t think of a better partner than our governor, Josh Shapiro,” declares Parker in the video.
Following the video going live, Philadelphia Magazine writer Ernest Owens claimed he’d received word it had been accidentally posted by Parker’s staff and was instead supposed to be published after Harris announcement had been made public.
“Philly political sources have told me that a staffer connected with Mayor Cherelle Parker’s team accidentally posted the video today,” Owens wrote.
I’m hearing there’s a “firestorm” right now.
— Ernest Owens (@MrErnestOwens) August 2, 2024
I guess that’s an understatement.
“The video was scheduled for Monday…after VP Kamala Harris was expected to announce her pick.”
The accidental leak was roundly mocked on social media as another example of Democrat incompetence.
Lmfao there is a 100% they were supposed to schedule this post for next week but some dumb staffer for the Mayor of Philadelphia accidentally just revealed that Kamala Harris is picking Shapiro as her VP https://t.co/vTyFHuUUnK
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 2, 2024
???PHILLY MAYOR “ACCIDENTALLY” POSTS CAMPAIGN AD – LEAKS KAMALA’S VP PICK
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) August 2, 2024
Oh, someone is getting fired…
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker caused a stir by implying that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is Kamala Harris’s VP choice in a viral social media video.
Parker’s… https://t.co/jsvIagGlaZ pic.twitter.com/XLsp1zT6nt
However, later Friday afternoon The Philadelphia Inquirer attempted to throw water on the rumors claiming an anonymous source had denied the video revealed the VP pick, but was instead just an endorsement of Shapiro.
”This is not an announcement of anything. This is just the mayor showing her support for a longtime friend who we know is one of the people being considered,” the “source close to Parker” claimed.
The video came as Harris’ campaign has yet to officially unveil their choice, with Shapiro, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz reportedly all in contention.
Will Kamala really pick the governor of the state where Trump was recently shot? Anything’s possible in Clown World.
EXCLUSIVE: The English Uprising Has Begun, Warns Tommy Robinson In POWERFUL Alex Jones Interview
Renowned British activist Tommy Robinson joins Alex Jones to discuss the UK public’s rising protests after the tragic murders of three young girls, allegedly by the son of Rwandan migrants.
EXCLUSIVE: The English Uprising Has Begun, Warns Tommy Robinson In POWERFUL Alex Jones Interview@TRobinsonNewEra pic.twitter.com/4EJSAIheKi
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