Jonathan Shapiro

Partner @ Aeton Law Partners/Business law & litigation/Past CBA President/Rule of Law Committee Chair/stuck in the middle/Avid Yankees & Giants fan/husband/dad

[Jonathan Shapiro @Jonshapps]

@SAOliver_Atty Bingo. Well said. The lawyers who will get the best results are not those that use AI to replace their work or the work of an associate but those who use AI as a tool to help make their work the best it can be.

[Gadi Eisenkot - גדי איזנקוט @gadi_eisenkot]

At 6:29 a.m. on October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a murderous attack on Israeli civilians - men, women, and children. It was the deadliest act of terrorism and antisemitic violence against the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Among those murdered, burned, raped, and slaughtered were Israelis and Americans; Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

No one can rewrite history and turn the aggressor into the victim. Nothing can obscure the atrocities committed by this abhorrent terrorist organization against civilians in their homes, in their own country.

The people of Israel will stand united against any attempt to do so.

In the face of terrorism and the darkest forces of hatred - which New York City knows all too well from the horrors of September 11 - truth must always prevail.

The remarks by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani are a reckless distortion of the truth. They are pure antisemitism, with no basis in fact. They are dangerous, inflammatory, and have no place anywhere - certainly not in 2026.

At a time when populism is on the rise and some leaders count on the public having a short memory, we will not allow anyone to question the right of the people of Israel to live in security in their own country. Nor will we accept any attempt to equate despicable terrorist organizations with the Israel Defense Forces - our safeguard. The IDF operates according to clear values and in accordance with international law, with a deep conviction in the justice of its cause.

[Simon Wiesenthal Center @simonwiesenthal]

Mayor Mamdani did not simply express a personal political opinion. He used the authority, symbolism, and credibility of the mayor’s office to issue what amounted to an official public address declaring that the democratically elected leader of the world’s only Jewish state is a ‘war criminal’ who is ‘not welcome in New York City.’ That is a profound misuse of the office entrusted to him by all New Yorkers.

After acknowledging that New York City has no independent legal authority to execute the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant, the mayor nevertheless chose to transform that legal reality into a televised political spectacle. Respect for the separation of powers and the legal limits of public office is a bedrock of American democracy; those limits should not be treated as an inconvenience to be exploited for political theater.

Perhaps most telling was what the mayor chose to leave out. His address made no mention of Hamas or the October 7 massacre of innocent civilians. Instead, he delivered a sweeping moral indictment of Israel while erasing the terrorist atrocities that ignited this war. Appeals to universal humanity and justice ring hollow when they exclude the victims whose suffering does not fit a preferred political narrative.

This is no longer simply about Prime Minister Netanyahu. It reflects a broader pattern in which Mayor Mamdani repeatedly singles out Israel while using the prestige of his office to legitimize rhetoric that further isolates the Jewish state and deepens division here at home. At a time when Jewish New Yorkers are experiencing alarming levels of antisemitism, harassment and intimidation, they deserve a mayor who refrains from fomenting hatred against the world’s only Jewish country while maintaining the fiction that this is not anti-Jewish.

Throughout his campaign, Mayor Mamdani repeatedly insisted that his responsibility as mayor would be to focus on New York City and the issues affecting New Yorkers. New Yorkers elected him to make their neighborhoods safer, combat hate and unite a diverse city, not to conduct foreign policy or transform City Hall into a stage for ideological declarations about world leaders.

New Yorkers elected a mayor, not a prosecutor of foreign leaders. Mayor Mamdani should spend less time trying to demonize only one leader and one country from City Hall and more time protecting the New Yorkers he was elected to serve.

#Mamdani #MayorMamdani #Israel

[Marvel Studios @MarvelStudios]

Doomsday arrives December 18th.

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[Jonathan Shapiro @Jonshapps]

Happy birthday!! Amazing!

[MLB @MLB]

Wishing a happy 104th birthday to Rachel Robinson!

Founder of The Jackie Robinson Foundation in honor of her late husband, Rachel continues to be an inspiration for all. 💙

[Cookie Monster @MeCookieMonster]

For every goal today, me going to eat a cookie.

[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

Vin Scully reciting the “Field Of Dreams” speech.

If you have two free minutes today I highly recommend to watch this

[Love Music @khnh80044]

Imagine stepping onto a stage in front of 72,000 people, with millions watching around the world, then sitting at a piano and delivering one of the greatest songs ever written with complete confidence and passion.
Freddie Mercury truly was the ultimate rock star. ❤️🎹

[Jonathan Shapiro @Jonshapps]

ESPY day! Time to watch Jimmy V! Never give up the fight!
@TheVFoundation
https://t.co/Caow5AFPzj

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

Today in 1985, it felt like the entire world stopped for Live Aid. And with dozens of music legends filling the bill in both the U.S. and U.K., Freddie Mercury went out and stole the show.

[Snoopy @snoopyb047]

Ro! Ro! Ro!🇳🇴🇳🇴

[Jonathan Shapiro @Jonshapps]

LFG!!!!

[Jonathan Shapiro @Jonshapps]

I am in this camp.

[Robert Griffin III @RGIII]

FIFA got it right by suspending Folarin Balogun’s Red Card under Article 27.

Belgium’s protesting the decision isn’t about the integrity of the game. It’s about getting an advantage over the USA.

If it was about the integrity of the game, they would be championing Balogun having his Red card suspended because it was improper use of the VAR system and not a Red card offense.

Where were the appeals when Cristiano Ronaldo got his 3 game red card ban suspended and reduced to a 1 game ban on a friendly so he could play this entire World Cup?

DR Congo and Uzbekistan didn’t protest Cristiano Ronaldo eligibility to play.

They played Portugal at full strength.

If Belgium doesn’t want to play now because FIFA made the right call and the USA has Folarin Balogun back in the lineup, then THAT’S WEAK.

They don’t deserve to win.

Put the ball down and play.

Don’t pick up your ball and go home.

[Jonathan Shapiro @Jonshapps]

@krassenstein Rule 27 expressly allows for this decision. This is not made up. And there is precedent. See Ronaldo and others. The rule of law, if you wish to apply it to fifa, is preserved.

[Jonathan Shapiro @Jonshapps]

@UEFA Did you issue a statement when the same rule was invoked for Ronaldo?

[StandWithUs @StandWithUs]

In a powerful moment of friendship between Israel and the United States, Alon Ohel - a gifted pianist and musician who was held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza for 738 days - appeared aboard the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier as part of America's 250th Independence Day celebrations. Invited by American singer-songwriter John Ondrasik, best known for his hit "Superman," the two performed the song together before senior US military and government officials, including the Commander of the Navy and the US Ambassador to the UN.

Alon survived 738 days in Hamas captivity. Now he stands on an American aircraft carrier, singing with Americans, free. 🇮🇱🇺🇸 @johnondrasik

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Rocky began as a script about one man's struggle, but five decades later, it has become a global symbol of perseverance that transcends borders. As we celebrate America 250, people still show up to run those same steps Rocky ran in 1976, all 72 of them.

Narrated by @TheSlyStallone Produced by @young_tz Edited by @davehlynch