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Israel Shamir (Russian: Исраэль Шамир; born 1947), also known by the names Jöran Jermas〔(''Assange's Extremist Employees'' )''Reason Magazine'', Michael C. Moynihan | December 14, 2010〕 and Adam Ermash, is a citizen of Sweden and Russian writer and journalist.〔(British lord joins UK Islamists in praising Erdogan ) Jonny Paul, ''Jerusalem Post'', 02/11/2009〕〔(Olbermann, Assange, and the Holocaust Denier )''Reason Magazine'', Michael C. Moynihan | December 7, 2010〕 He is a commentator on Arab–Israeli relations and Jewish culture.〔〔 Originally from Novosibirsk, Siberia, Shamir moved to Israel in 1969. He says that he served in the 1973 war, after which he took up journalism and writing.〔 Shamir writes about Israel, Palestine, and the Jewish people, and has published or self-published a number of books that have been translated into several languages; the French edition of ''Flowers of Galilee'' (2004) was banned for a time in France over allegations of antisemitism. Shamir has been accused of antisemitism and Holocaust denial,〔 Shamir "has earned the reputation of being an anti-Semite for denying the holocaust."〕 charges he has rejected. ==Background and personal life== Shamir is a Russian-born Jew who converted to Orthodox Christianity.〔〔 He was known at birth as Izrail Schmerler.〔〔 In the article "Jews in the Soviet Union" according to the Shorter Jewish Encyclopedia I. Schmerler (Shamir) was born in 1948.〔 Shamir says that he was born in Novosibirsk, Siberia, in 1947. According to him, he read mathematics and law at Novosibirsk University. He moved to Israel in 1969,〔〔〔 and states that he served as paratrooper in the Israel Defense Forces, and fought in the 1973 Yom Kippur War.〔 After the war he says that he returned to his study of law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, but then abandoned this in favour of a career in journalism.〔Israel Shamir, novakeo.com, 15 January 2011, (Royal Hunt of Julian Assange )〕 Norman Finkelstein is quoted by ''Tablet'' magazine article "His Jewish Problem" as saying of Shamir: "He has invented his entire personal history. Nothing he says about himself is true".〔Will Yakowicz, (“His Jewish Problem: Israel Shamir is a slippery Holocaust-doubter whose anti-Semitic, anti-Israel views are ―in the age of WikiLeaks― finding a new audience. Part 1 of 2,” ) Tablet Magazine - A New Read on Jewish Life. www.tabletmag.com. (May 16, 2011 7:00 AM). Retrieved 10-09-2013.〕 Manfred Ropschitz in the Independent Media Center article writes that "For twenty years the Jewish Israeli journalist Israel Shamir has been living a double life as a Swede called Jöran Jermas".〔 According to ''Searchlight'', which describes him as a "Swedish anti-semite",〔Tor Bach, et al, ''Searchlight'', ("Israeli writer is Swedish anti-Semite" ) May 2004〕 Shamir was registered in Sweden in 1984 and later gained Swedish citizenship, in 1992.〔 He left Sweden for Russia and then Israel in 1993, before returning in 1998, having remarried in Israel in July 1994.〔 However, others argue that Swedish files show that he was married in Sweden.〔(Israel Shamir exposed! A fake or a plant? ) 26.04.2005 Independent Media Center〕 He was known as Jöran Jermas from 2001 to 2005, before changing his name to Adam Ermash, although continuing to use Israel Shamir as a pen name.〔 According to Shamir, these name changes were necessary "in order to safeguard my private life and to manage to travel without harassments from political adversaries".〔Israel Shamir, israeshamir.net, (FAQs )〕 In 2004 Shamir was baptized into the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem by Archbishop Theodosios (Atallah) Hanna of Sabastia and given the name Adam.〔 According to his website, Shamir "lives in Jaffa and spends much time in Moscow and Stockholm".〔 He has three sons,〔 one of whom is the Swedish journalist Johannes Wahlström.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Israel Shamir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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