Jay
Shapiro
holds an MSc in physics and held technical and management positions at
several American firms before moving to Israel in 1969. At Israel Aircraft
Industries, he specialized in contract negotiation and administration. At
present, he is General Manager of a consulting firm dealing with proposals
for complex weapons systems. JS has authored several books dealing
with his concern about the issues that Israel is confronting in its attempt
to define itself both as a modern democracy and a Jewish state. He is the
host of a weekly radio program on Arutz 7, Israel National Radio, in which
he discusses current events in Israel and world Jewry. Jay and his
wife Naomi, a social worker, live in Ginot Shomron, a community in Western
Samaria.