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Yehuda Shaul was born in 1982. Born and raised in Jerusalem to parents who immigrated from North America, Shaul grew up in an ultra orthodox family. He went to yeshiva and graduated from high school in Mhale Michmash, a West Bank settlement near Ramallah. Shaul was drafted to the Israel Defense Forces Nahal Brigade and rose to the rank of commander and platoon sergeant. As a soldier, he served in many Palestinian West Bank cities, including Ramallah, Bethlehem, and Hebron. Shaul participated in “Operation Defensive Shield” in April, 2002. Discharged from the IDF in 2004, he co-founded Breaking the Silence and now works as its executive director. (See an interview with Shaul on Democracy Now.)

Dotan Greenvald was born in 1983 and grew up in Kiryat Yam, near Haifa. He was part of the Hanoar Ha’Oved Ve’Halomed socialist youth movement. Greenvald was drafted in 2002, was placed in the Nahal Brigade, and trained as a sniper. He served two years in the West Bank, primarily in Hebron. The day after his military discharge, Greenvald became a Breaking the Silence activist. Greenvald currently lives in Jerusalem and is studying to be a certified tour guide.

The Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine (CJPIP) is a community-based organization founded to develop and support activities that further the cause of peace and justice in Palestine/Israel. The 2006-07 Community Education and Dialog Series, running September 2006 through May 2007, will bring distinguished speakers and cultural events to Chicago-area audiences. See all planned events in this series. Series presenters will appear in Oak Park and elsewhere throughout the Chicago and suburban areas. Events are subject to change. Speakers do not necessarily represent the views of CJPIP.

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