After a nervous night surrounded by Israeli tanks and troops, Adam Shapiro left Saturday with a delegation of humanitarian workers. Shapiro, a 30-year-old volunteer medic, had entered the compound on Friday afternoon in an ambulance to evacuate Arafat guards wounded in exchanges of fire in the Israeli assault. Shapiro then made a relieved a telephone call to his family in New York City. "He said 'I'm out! I'm out! I'm out!'" said Shapiro's brother, Noah.
"And, see? I got this medal from Yasser Arafat in the War Against the Jews. Mom was really proud of me!"
For years he worked for Seeds of Peace, a group that tries to foster understanding by bringing Jewish and Palestinian children together at a summer camp in Maine. Shapiro headed the group's Jerusalem office for two years, leaving last fall to join the International Solidarity Movement, which opposes the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory. Although the Israeli military later provided food, mineral water and candles to the building, Shapiro said that when he left, conditions were grim.
Am I the only one who doesn't see a difference between him and Johnny Jihad?Lindh had a gun. Shapiro didn't. Lindh is in jail. Shapiro isn't.
Both are idiots.
Posted by Tom Roberts 3/31/2002 12:14:19 PM So I'm not alone...
Posted by Fred 4/2/2002 5:38:06 PM |