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As the blood libel claiming that the Israelis committed a "massacre" in Jenin attests, one cannot have a successful propaganda campaign, without the active collaboration of the mainstream media. So, too, has been the case with Adam Shapiro. Shapiro, born a Jew in Brooklyn, has renounced Judaism, and embraced the cult of Arab, anti-Semitic genocide. And yet, the mainstream media portray him as a heroic pacifist. This article examines the media campaign on behalf of Adam Shapiro -- that is to say, yet another media campaign to vilify Israel, and help the Arab genocide campaign.

Article shows how Adam Shapiro, heralded by the media as a "hero," a "pacifist," and a "humanitarian worker," is in reality anything but. Shapiro is a rabid supporter of "Palestinian" terrorism, who sees nothing wrong in the butchering of women, children, and old men. The International Solidarity Movement, which he and his fiance co-founded, is itself a newfangled kind of terrorist front.

I was at a Seder in the Jerusalem suburb of Mevassaret Zion when I heard news of the terror attack in Netanya. We were waiting for my university colleague's extended family to arrive. They were coming from the coastal plain. It was pouring rain, but given Israeli driving habits, downpours wouldn't account for the hour-long delay. Finally, they stumbled through the door. "Sorry about that," the uncle apologized, "There was some sort of attack in Netanya, so we got caught in a traffic jam on the outskirts." Israel is a tiny country, and many people learn about attacks not from...