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Saturday, September 26: A talk with Nadav Weiman of the Israeli military truth-telling organization Breaking the Silence

We read every week about atrocities conducted or at least condoned against Palestinians by the Israel Defense Forces. Despite a stated ceasefire, frequent airstrikes and raids have brought death and suffering to Palestinian civilians in Gaza, where the occupation continues indefinitely, the West Bank, where settlers systematically overrun Palestinian neighborhoods, and East Jerusalem, where Palestinians are of another “class”.

While troops in the IDF follow orders from a regime behaving like criminals, it turns out there is a cross-section of Israeli soldiers and veterans who feel many of the elements of engagement are simply not right and certainly not humane…and that there needs to be a better way if peace can be achieved in the Middle East. Some, or perhaps many of these soldiers comprise the Israeli organization Breaking the Silence, whose goal is to relate true stories of Israeli military abuse in the region, as well as how they feel and what they can do to correct the state of affairs.

Since its founding in 2004, the organization’s members have given testimony and conducted tours illustrating the conduct of the IDF. Our next Zoom meeting, at 10 AM PST on Saturday September 26, will feature Nadav Weiman, Executive Director of Breaking the Silence, who will talk about the organization, as well as how the rules of engagement by the Israeli military have shifted since October 7, 2023. The less conventional time is of course due to the 10-hour time difference between California and Israel.

Watch this space for the Zoom link!