Jay Shapiro

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.