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27.06.2017
[Haaretz]Defend Israel's Anti-occupation Group Breaking the Silence read
Justice Minister Shaked is investigating the spokesman for the army veterans' group for breaking the silence on what he did in Hebron – nobody else among the countless veterans who've told similar stories and worse, just him
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read more ›23.06.2017
[Haaretz]Police Question Breaking the Silence Spokesman After Complaint by Justice Minister
Justice Minister Shaked urged the attorney general to investigate the anti-occupation group's spokesman over his testimony that he hit a Palestinian during his military service
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read more ›21.06.2017
[The Washington Post]t Writers detail Israeli occupation of West Bank in new book
JERUSALEM — A group of renowned authors has published a collection of essays about Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, hoping their grim firsthand perspectives will draw attention to what they say is an unsustainable situation that is harmful to...
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read more ›19.06.2017
[Haaretz]What Really Happens in the World's Most Moral Army
As a proud Israeli leftist who believes in the two-state solution, I should have been a compassionate soldier in Gaza and the West Bank. But this is a story about the corrupting effect of limitless power
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read more ›27.05.2017
[Breaking the Silence]Building a supermarket in Ramallah: part investment, part madness
An essay by Michael Chabon recounts the minor miracle achieved by Palestinian-American businessman Sam Bahour.
https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thestar.com%2Fnews%2Finsight%2F2017%2F05%2F27%2Fbuilding-a-supermarket-in-ramallah-part-investment-part-madness.html
read more ›27.05.2017
[Breaking the Silence]THE DOVEKEEPER AND THE CHILDREN’S INTIFADA
How a thirteen-year-old boy in Jerusalem became a Rorschach blot for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newyorker.com%2Fbooks%2Fpage-turner%2Fthe-dovekeeper-and-the-childrens-intifada
read more ›22.05.2017
[Breaking the Silence]Architecture of Persecution
The 4000-year-old city of Jerusalem's rich archeological history is weaponized against Palestinians. By Hari Kunzru
https%3A%2F%2Fwww.guernicamag.com%2Farchitecture-of-persecution%2F
read more ›20.05.2017
[Breaking the Silence]Life Behind Israel’s Checkpoints
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK — Every conflict has its heroes. In Palestine they’re the taxi drivers. After living for half a century under occupation, I can no longer endure the anxiety of what might appear on the road, whether it is angry drivers bottlenecked...
https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2017%2F05%2F20%2Fopinion%2Fsunday%2Fisraels-checkpoints-settlements-palestinians.html%3Fref%3Dopinion%26_r%3D1
read more ›11.05.2017
[Breaking the Silence]If You Served in the Army, You Know: Breaking the Silence Is Telling the Truth
A group of reservists is trying to discredit the group, saying it lies about Israel's actions in the occupied territories. I'd like to thank them for getting me to finally speak up about what is being done in Israel's name
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read more ›09.05.2017
[Breaking the Silence]Israeli Democracy Needs Hordes of Breakers of Silence
Netanyahu wants to enclose the occupation in an iron curtain that will give his government a monopoly on information
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read more ›01.05.2017
[Breaking the Silence]Letter to the Editor: Princeton IDF veterans support the decision of J Street U to host Breaking the Silence
As members of the Princeton community and as veterans of the Israel Defense Forces, we, the undersigned, support J Street U’s decision to host Breaking the Silence.
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailyprincetonian.com%2Farticle%2F2017%2F05%2Fprinceton-idf-veterans
read more ›15.04.2017
[Breaking the Silence]Eimear McBride in the West Bank: ‘All that is human in me recoils from this’
The award-winning author witnesses Palestinian life under occupation: ‘I cannot forget the madness of what I saw there. The sheer effort to make history die’
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Flife-and-style%2Fpeople%2Feimear-mcbride-in-the-west-bank-all-that-is-human-in-me-recoils-from-this-1.3044958
read more ›10.04.2017
[Breaking the Silence]Marking the festival of liberation as the occupation hits 50
As we celebrate Passover this year, we will also be marking the 50th year of the occupation. It’s time to reflect on what liberation really means when you’re holding another people captive.
https%3A%2F%2F972mag.com%2Fmarking-the-festival-of-liberation-as-the-occupation-hits-50%2F126594%2F
read more ›02.04.2017
[Breaking the Silence]'The occupation will collapse. And then we'll build a moral society here'
On Saturday night, thousands of Palestinians and Jews gathered in Jerusalem for an anti-occupation protest marking 50 years since the occupation began. Breaking the Silence head Yuli Novak spoke to demonstrators about the importance of solidarity and...
https%3A%2F%2F972mag.com%2Fthe-occupation-will-collapse-and-then-well-build-a-moral-society-here%2F126361%2F
read more ›24.02.2017
[Breaking the Silence]Why Breaking the Silence?
When an autoimmune disease breaks out the immune system gets confused and instead of protecting the body it attacks itself. It seems that in the past year, such behavior has developed as a natural, but worrisome, reaction to the government’s campaign...
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read more ›08.02.2017
[Breaking the Silence]Netanyahu wants to repress my group, Breaking the Silence. May, don’t help him
As an Israeli, it’s not my place to tell Netanyahu to stop interfering in decisions made by the British government. That’s something British citizens can do. What I can do is shed some light on the reason Netanyahu is so intent on stopping us, an...
https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fcommentisfree%2F2017%2Ffeb%2F08%2Fnetanyahu-breaking-the-silence-israel-theresa-may
read more ›27.01.2017
[Breaking the Silence]Who’s Afraid of Nonviolence?
Issa Amro, a native of the city of Hebron and a prominent Palestinian advocate of nonviolent resistance, has been waiting now for nearly two months to find out when he can expect to face trial in an Israeli military courtroom. He has been accused of a...
https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2017%2F01%2F27%2Fopinion%2Fwhos-afraid-of-nonviolence.html%3F_r%3D0
read more ›14.01.2017
[Breaking the Silence]Israeli Army Raids an Apartment, Palestinian Grandmother Wounded and Faints read
The IDF raid on Kafr Qaddum in the West Bank last Tuesday night did not become just another dry statistic. The reason: an 80-year-old Palestinian woman was injured. IDF claims she was never pushed and simply felt unwell.
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read more ›29.12.2016
[Breaking the Silence]What Progressive Jews Can Learn From David Friedman and Dani Dayan
In the northeast part of the settlement of Beit El, there is a building bearing the name of the newly appointed American ambassador to Israel — David Friedman. The Friedman edifice is located on the grounds of a girls’ high school (Ulpana), which...
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read more ›13.12.2016
[Breaking the Silence]Shoafat: A Mark of Shame on All Israelis
The Palestinian refugee camp inside the city of Jerusalem is a blight on Israel which must be corrected immediately. | Opinion
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read more ›06.12.2016
[Breaking the Silence]Yes, in Our Schools
Naftali Bennett is trying to scare principals and deepen the delegitimization of the occupation’s opponents. He won’t succeed.
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- Tue, 19 Sep 2017 23:48:17Netanyahu mentioned the city of Hebron but not the reality we experienced as soldiers in the occupied city
#UNGA https://t.co/hZtoevAoFc
btsisrael - Thu, 14 Sep 2017 10:37:07RT @YeshDin: Seeing efficiency of MPCID in finding Palestinian beaten by the @ShovrimShtika spokesman we expect to see the same speed in ca…
btsisrael - Tue, 12 Sep 2017 14:41:06Saluting @IfNotNowOrg for demanding that their communities confront the reality of our Occupation
#BreakTheSilence… https://t.co/PbGPZqdxUa
btsisrael - Mon, 11 Sep 2017 14:38:05RT @YachadUK: #YachadStudents are in Hebron with @BtSIsrael, learning about the impact of military closures & Israeli settlements on the ci…
btsisrael - Sun, 10 Sep 2017 23:02:30RT @nifcan: Author Ayelet Waldman @ayeletw talks about a tour of Hebron with @BtSIsrael that changed her perception of Israel and occupied…
btsisrael - Fri, 08 Sep 2017 17:14:10RT @YachadUK: We're here with a group of young professionals visiting Susiya and the South Hebron Hills with @BtSIsrael https://t.co/dzF55E…
btsisrael - Thu, 07 Sep 2017 12:33:31RT @YannikSMYLIE: Good morning! After breakfast we had a visit from Merphie from @BtSIsrael and talked about their work & the situation. Th…
btsisrael - Tue, 22 Aug 2017 00:30:49RT @NewIsraelFund: An update on Hebron from @BtSIsrael https://t.co/65XsftYDd1
btsisrael - Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:09:57"How do you see the future of this city?"
"Jews only!"
Welcome to our new illegal settlement in Palestinian Hebron… https://t.co/dHJlinI0K5
btsisrael - Thu, 17 Aug 2017 22:21:38RT @yourcallradio: LIVE: Michael Chabon & @ayeletw talk about confronting the Israeli occupation of West Bank & Gaza https://t.co/zqbEhJaCp…
btsisrael - Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:26:56RT @BtSIsrael: Michel Chabon and @ayeletw on SF pub radio. Discussing "Kingdom of Olives and Ash" and confronting our occupation https://t.…
btsisrael - Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:26:19Michel Chabon and @ayeletw on SF pub radio. Discussing "Kingdom of Olives and Ash" and confronting our occupation https://t.co/m5XOS9m8LD
btsisrael - Wed, 16 Aug 2017 19:49:06RT @rabbijilljacobs: Some of Israelis who have spoken out abt white supremacy @GabbayAvi @BtSIsrael Compare to late/weak @netanyahu tweet h…
btsisrael - Mon, 14 Aug 2017 00:08:05RT @rabbijilljacobs: Has @netanyahu who claims to represent all Jews said a word about Nazis in #charlottesville? Or just @BtSIsrael whom h…
btsisrael - Sun, 13 Aug 2017 20:18:43Proudly stand with
@truahrabbis @IfNotNowOrg @jstreetdotorg @jstreetu @NewIsraelFund https://t.co/hE63mW7hef
btsisrael - Sun, 06 Aug 2017 20:33:05We can't afford to forget how we fought in Gaza strip 3 years ago
https://t.co/AcqAALHKpX https://t.co/E5n14ZIReF
btsisrael - Sun, 30 Jul 2017 16:48:34Voyage chez ceux «qui ne sont pas supposés exister»
https://t.co/YWQU4KaRc3 @letemps @ayeletw
btsisrael - Thu, 27 Jul 2017 16:34:54As soldiers we "sterilized" these streets from Palestinians. Today we returned with @thekitchensf to expose the imm… https://t.co/SLFE0ujhep
btsisrael - Fri, 21 Jul 2017 22:02:16RT @ccfd_tsolidaire: #VendrediLecture Les témoignages de 25 écrivains revenus des Territoires occupés en #Cisjordanie : https://t.co/D2AZT7…
btsisrael - Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:12:02RT @newisraelfunduk: '...break our silence, make everyone accountable, not just the soldiers on the ground' (2/2) #NIFfellowship2017 @BtSIs…
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