A presenter from Breaking the Silence, the organization of more than 500 former Israeli Defense Forces soldiers who are troubled by their experiences in enforcing Israel’s long occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, will make two appearances at the University of Southern Maine in Portland next week.

The principal one will be at 7 PM Wednesday March 5 in Masterton 115.

A second will be in the Glickman Library, 4th floor, at 1PM Thursday March 6. Both locations are on the Main Campus. Both are open to the public.

The presentations will be in the context of History and Political Science classes at USM, and thus there is University support. With regard to overall sponsorship of the tour by Breaking the Silence and these Maine events, Brit Tzedek v’ Shalom (the Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace) is the principal sponsor. Veterans for Peace and Peace Action Maine are cosponsoring the Maine presentations as well.

Inquiries can be directed here or to Rita Kissen at kissen [at] maine [dot] edu