Israeli Soldiers Speak Out Lunchertainment on Friday, March 23, during lunch waves in the Library

Please join us for the ISSO program on March 23rd, 2012 in the Library Learning Commons during the three lunch waves.  Teachers...please email if you'd like to attend with your classes.  Students...please attend if you are free during lunch waves.

ISSO (Israeli Soldiers Speak Out) is an innovative program featuring a diverse group of reserve duty Israeli college students. Their mission is to educate, inform, and delve into conversation about the Israeli-Arab conflict by putting a human face to the IDF uniform. Participants in ISSO have had combat experience either in Gaza or Lebanon, and are all members of the StandWithUs IsraelFellowship for student leaders at the six major Israeli universities.

　　　

The soldiers are prepared to discuss the moral issues involved in fighting in an urban area, where civilians are callously put at risk by terrorist organizations bent on maximizing casualties. Expert StandWithUs staff have mentored and trained them to handle the tough questions. Each soldier is prepared with their own unique personal story designed to show the human face of the IDF, highlight its moral code, and delve into the dilemmas of the Middle East conflict.