▁publishing ▁sports ▁and ▁Se ph ardi ▁human ▁interest ▁stories . ▁After ▁its ▁sevent h ▁issue ▁was ▁published , ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁either ▁pay ▁a ▁fine ▁or ▁serve ▁a ▁three - week ▁prison ▁sentence , ▁and ▁chose ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁principle ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁sentence ▁in ▁prison . ▁ ▁Activity ▁with ▁the ▁Black ▁Pan thers ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁friends ▁of ▁Sh em esh ▁introduced ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁then - re cent ly - f ounded ▁Isra eli ▁Black ▁Pan thers , ▁who ▁were ▁themselves ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Black ▁Pan ther ▁Party . ▁Sh em esh ▁joined ▁the ▁organization ▁immediately , ▁and ▁would ▁soon ▁become ▁its ▁primary ▁ide olog ue ▁and ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁its ▁publications ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁when ▁those ▁duties ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Charlie ▁Bit on ▁and ▁Sa ad ia ▁Mar ci ano . ▁Sh em esh , ▁Bit on , ▁and ▁Mar ci ano ▁together ▁compr ised ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Pan thers . ▁ ▁Sh em esh ▁participated ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Pan thers ' ▁operations ▁and ▁demonstr ations . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁after ▁the ▁police ▁viol ently ▁broke ▁up ▁a ▁Black ▁Pan ther ▁demonstr ation ▁in ▁Z ion ▁Square , ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁alongside ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁com r ades ▁on ▁susp icion ▁of ▁having ▁viol ated ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁demonstr ation ▁perm its ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁received