Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Shapiro akashanda semupi wezano weU.S. Sen. Barack Obama panguva iyoyo kuMiddle East uye nyaya dzevaJudha kubva muna 2007, achibatsirawo semugadziri uye muunganidzi wemari. Akaperekedza Obama parwendo rwake rwaJuly 2008 kuenda kuIsrael; munaAugust 2008, Obama akamugadza semupi wezano wepamusoro wezvematongerwo enyika uye mutungamiri wechiJudha weIsrael.
Mushandirapamwe womutungamiri wenyika wa2008.