21 MFómh 2011, 16:33
Former Israeli soldier and member of the organisation Breaking the Silence, Naom Chayut, will appear before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Union Affairs tomorrow, September 22nd,to discuss Israel’s military actions in the Occupied Territories.
Joe Costello, TD, Chairman of the Committee on European Union Affairs, said: “Naom Chayut is an ex-Israeli soldier who served in the Israeli army from 1998 to 2003. He was discharged as a Lieutenant in 2003 and joined Breaking the Silence a few weeks after its establishment in 2004. Set up by former Israeli soldiers, Breaking the Silence collects and voices the testimonies of soldiers who served in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem during the Second Intifada which began in September 2000, giving them a platform to articulate their experiences and thereby break the silence of Israeli soldiers who returned to civilian life but felt they could not talk about Israel’s military actions and their own feelings, attitudes and perspective about their military service. Mr Chayut will talk about his experiences of serving in the Israeli Defence Forces in the Occupied Territories and share his thoughts on the Middle East problem. This meeting will also afford Committee members a unique opportunity to hear first hand from somebody who served on the ground in the Occupied Territories and raise any issues they may have on this matter.”
The Committee will meet at 11.30am on Thursday, 22nd September in Committee Room 3, Leinster House 2000.
Committee proceedings can be followed live at:
http://www.oireachtas.ie/ViewDoc.asp?fn=/documents/livewebcast/Web-Live.htm&CatID=83&m=o
For further information please contact:
Ciaran Brennan,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2
P: +3531 618 3903
M: 086-0496518
F: +3531 618 4551
Committee on European Union Affairs
Membership
Deputies
Joe Costello, TD (Chairman)
Paschal Donohoe, TD (Vice-Chairman)
Timmy Dooley, TD
Bernard J Durkan, TD
Colm Keaveney, TD
Seán Kyne, TD
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, TD
Joe O’Reilly, TD
Mick Wallace, TD
Senators
Colm Burke,
Fidelma Healy Eames,
James Heffernan,
Terry Leyden,
Kathryn Reilly