June 5, 2002

Noam Sheizaf, is a member of "Courage to Refuse," the movement of Israeli Reservist Officers who refuse to serve in the occupied territories. About 100 people attended the forum held at Baltimore Hebrew University on June 5 sponsored by "Friends of Peace". Sheizaf challenged the assumptions that the peace movement is having no effect in Israel. He called upon American Jews to oppose the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.