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Daniel B. Shapiro

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Daniel B. Shapiro is an American diplomat who was U.S. ambassador to Israel from 2011 to 2017. He later served as senior adviser on regional integration in the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs and as deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East from 2024 to 2025. He is a distinguished fellow with the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative.

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What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Daniel B. Shapiro, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Daniel B. Shapiro

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Daniel B. Shapiro

Role at the time: Former U.S. ambassador to Israel and Atlantic Council distinguished fellow, posting on his X account

Condemned

Statement summary

Shapiro quote-posts Wexler's clip of her roast jokes about Mamdani and his wife and calls it disgusting.

“This is disgusting.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Daniel B. Shapiro's X post of Nov. 13, 2026, 05:38 · Daniel B. ShapiroX post of Nov. 13, 2026, 05:38 UTC, full text
Why we used this label

Shapiro quote-posts the clip of Wexler's jokes about Mamdani and Duwaji and calls it disgusting, which condemns the jokes.

Read statementFull case: Comedian Arynne Wexler's roast jokes about Zohran Mamdani and Rama Duwaji draw Islamophobia charges; Piers Morgan calls them "disgusting"

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Case

Comedian Arynne Wexler's roast jokes about Zohran Mamdani and Rama Duwaji draw Islamophobia charges; Piers Morgan calls them "disgusting"

Relationship to this case: Speaker

At Commentary magazine's annual roast, comedian Arynne Wexler joked that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani bought his wife, Rama Duwaji, when she was 12. Piers Morgan called the jokes disgusting, critics called them Islamophobic, and Will Chamberlain said she did nothing wrong.

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