South Hebron Hills
02 06 22

Another victory, another crack in the wall of occupation

Israel uses new surveillance technology to distance itself from the occupation. It’s not working

Have You Heard About Blue Wolf?

Major Washington Post exposé: IDF use of new surveillance technology on Palestinians

Don't Call Them 'Stray Weeds'

Even the Sabbath takes second place to settler violence

I Grew Up Watching Settlers Attacking My Palestinian Village. They're Becoming Bolder. I'm Afraid

Settler Violence and the Military's Complicity Can't Be Blamed on a Single Israeli General

Israel Fights Against Its Finest Sons: Ex-soldiers Who Dare Speak Up

From our Facebook Page

Firing shells in his memory

If they resist even a bit, then you pin them to the wall

Around every such settlement there’s a circle, a radius of one kilometer

Nobody ever really believed for a moment that we’ll ever catch someone at the checkpost

An easy way to explain it to the soldiers

Prize-winning short documentary

'MISSION: HEBRON' FEATURED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES

Six former soldiers who testified to Breaking the Silence speak candidly about their service in the occupied city of Hebron

Washington Post exposé

OCCUPATION 2.0: MASS SURVEILLANCE

The investigation is based on testimonies given by soldiers to Breaking the Silence.

New Testimony Collection Booklet

ON DUTY

36 new testimonies on settler violence in the West Bank and the ecosystem of injustice which allows it to flourish

Download now

TV report on the South Hebron Hills

LAND OF THE ABSURD

Children escorted to school by soldiers for fear of settler attacks. Home demolitions and property confiscations by the IDF. Unauthorized settler outposts. Welcome to the South Hebron Hills.

Video

"FROM ONE ROUND TO THE NEXT"

Ariel Bernstein, who fought in Gaza 7 years ago, gave a speech during the Joint Jewish-Arab protest in Tel Aviv against the recent war in Gaza. Hear him out

New Report

A LIFE EXPOSED

A Palestinian home will be invaded tonight. Without a warrant. Without a court order. Without a cause for suspicion. Our new report analyzes one of the most commonplace missions employed by the IDF in the occupied territories: home invasions.

Read the report:

testimonies

media & content

Thank you! close

Read our past newsletters

Thank you for your donation to Breaking the Silence

Amount:

100

250

500

1,000

ILS

EUR

USD

GBP

One time

Monthly

Pay with

PayPal / Credit Card

Checks

Checks should be made out to “Breaking the Silence” and sent to:

POB 51027
6713206 Tel Aviv

Money transfer

“Breaking the Silence”
Account number 340211, Branch 567 at Hapoalim Bank

SWIFT: POALILIT

IBAN:
IL310125670000000340211

Tax Deductible

US tax deductible donations can be made through the website of the New Israel Fund.

For tax deductible donations from Europe please contact info@breakingthesilence.org.il

For more information

info@breakingthesilence.org.il

פתח חיפוש מתקדם

חיפוש מתקדם

התחל מחדש

יציאה

וגם

או

קטגוריות דרגות יחידות איזורים תקופות

Corporal Sergeant First Sergeant Sergeant First Class Master Sergeant Second Lieutenant Lieutenant Captain Major Other

401st Brigade Mechanised Infantry 5th Brigade (Reserves)7th Brigade Mechanised Infantry Air Force Alexandroni Reserve Brigade antiaircraft Armored Corps Armored Corps 7, 75 battalion Armored Corps 8, 455 battalion (Reserves)Armored Corps reconnaissance Unit, 401st Brigade Armored Corps reconnaissance Unit, 7th Brigade Armored Corps, 188 Brigade Armored Corps, 401 Brigade Armored Corps, 500 Brigade Armored Corps, 7 Brigade Artilery 9305 Artillery Corps Artillery Corps - Miniature UAV unit Artillery Corps - Target Acquisition Artillery Corps, 402 Battalion Artillery Corps, 404 Battalion Artillery corps, 405 Battalion Artillery Corps, 411 Battalion Artillery Corps, 55 Battalion Artillery Corps, Meitar Unit Artillery Corps, Moran Unit Artillery MLRS Binyamin Regional Brigade Border Police Caracal battalion Checkpoint M.P Chemical Warfare Battalion Civilian Police COGAT Combat intelligence Duchifat Battalion Duvdevan Unit Education Corps Efraim Brigade Egoz Reconnaissance Unit Engineering Corps Engineering, 601 Battalion Engineering, 603 Battalion Engineering, 605 Battalion Erez Battalion Etzion Regional Command Gaza Regiment Givati - Rotem Battalion Givati - Shaked Battalion Givati Brigade Givati Engineering Unit Givati Reconnaissance Platoon Golani Brigade Golani Reconnaissance Platoon Golani, 12 Battalion Golani, 13 Battalion Haruv Battalion IDF Spokesperson Infantry Infantry Commanders Academy Intelligence Jordan Valley Regional Brigade Judea and Samaria Regiment Judea Regional Brigade Karakal Battalion Kfir Brigade Kherev Battalion Lavi Battalion look-out Maglan Reconnaissance Mechanized Infantry Military Court Military Police Nachal engineering Unit Nachal Special Forces Nachshon Battalion Nahal Anti Tank Unit Nahal Brigade Nahal Haredi Nahal Reconnaissance Platoon Nahal, 50th Battalion Nahal, 931st Battalion Nahal, 932nd Battalion Naval Special Forces Navy Oketz Canine unit Other Paratroopers Paratroopers Anti Tank Unit Paratroopers engineering Unit Paratroopers Reconnaissance Battalion Paratroopers Reconnaissance Platoon Paratroopers, 101st Battalion Paratroopers, 202nd Battalion Paratroopers, 890th Battalion Reserve Batallion 5033 Reserves Reserves - 7490 Battalion Reserves - Civilian Corps Reserves - Jerusalem Brigade Reserves - Mechanized Infantry 8104 battalion Sachlav Unit Samaria Regional Brigade Samur - Special Engineering Unit Search and Rescue Brigade (Homefront Command)Shaldag Reconnaissance Unit Shimshon Battalion Southern Command Southern Gaza Regional Brigade The Civil Administration Yael Reconnaissance Yahalom - Special Engineering Unit yamas

משנה:

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

מחודש: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

עד שנה:1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

עד חודש: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

שדות חיפוש חופשי

קטגוריות

דרגות

יחידות

איזורים

תקופות

activities

media

testimonies

tours

house meetings lectures

press video

social media tours media

testimonies video testimonies

publications

The tour highlights the difficult situation in the region and the complex relationship between Palestinians, settlers, and the IDF.

more information »

03 01 22

03 01 22

activities page

30 11 21

30 11 21

In some ways, this use of high-tech means is the natural, almost obvious, progression of a sustained process of rebranding the occupation.

Thank you! close

21 11 21

21 11 21

One of the army’s main security strategies in the occupied territories, about which we heard a great deal from dozens of soldiers, is to create “a sense of persecution” in the Palestinian population.

08 11 21

08 11 21

Investigation, based on testimonies given by soldiers to Breaking the Silence, reveals escalation of surveillance of Palestinians with facial recognition program in West Bank

15 10 21

15 10 21

If, instead of expressing shock at yet another pogrom, we would start to seriously address this violence, we would have noticed by now that it is an inseparable part of the occupation, and that it is very hard to separate it from the violence perpetrated by the state itself.

09 09 21

09 09 21

Amid a broad escalation of violence against Palestinians in the occupied territories, Shabbat - the Jewish Sabbath - has become the most violent day of the week in the South Hebron Hills.

17 08 21

17 08 21

The Israeli settlers' attacks are not random, nor do they reflect some kind of penchant for violent outbursts. They do what they do in order to create facts on the ground. They're after our land.

12 08 21

12 08 21

While Gen. Yadai bears direct responsibility for what happens in the territories, the disregard for human life long preceded him.

01 08 21

01 08 21

The Tax Authority surrendered to the pressure of right-wing organizations and demanded the removal from its building of signs posted by Breaking the Silence – from a campaign in which the organization called on the defense minister and the public security minister to take aggressive action against settler violence.

04 04 22

04 04 22

"A pipe bomb is something you hurl. It's an iron pipe full of gunpowder or explosives or something that makes it blow up, and generally when...

FAQs on Breaking the Silence, our goals, activities, stance on military refusal, and more

FAQs on our process of testimony collection, testifier anonymity, publishing testimonies, and more

FAQs on our work abroad

FAQs regarding moles, the state attorney, classified information, and the HaMakor TV program

FAQ page

Testimonies

Number: 97136

Unit: Armored Corps

Rank: Sergeant First Class

Place: Gaza strip

Period: Operation Protective Edge 2014

[ Destruction of property ][ Protective Edge ][ Rules of engagement ]

If he’s between the ages we like – fresh, between 20 and 30 – you...

Number: 4377

Rank: First Sergeant

Unit:

Area: Hebron

[ Arrests ][ Checkpoints ][ Violence ]

when you suddenly look at it, even zooming out, at the whole Samaria area,...

Number: 4323

Rank: First Sergeant

Unit: Nahal, 50th Battalion

Area: Nablus area

[ Loss of livelihood ][ Restrictions of movement ][ Settlements ]

Actually there’s no theoretical rationale behind it. In fact we don’t...

Number: 4324

Rank: First Sergeant

Unit: Nahal, 50th Battalion

Area: Nablus area

[ Checkpoints ][ Routine ]

13 13 04 22 Public Tour Hebron https://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/tours/1?tid=724 1

When you say to a soldier, ‘let’s enter a house just to get to know...

Number: 4316

Rank: Captain

Area: Hebron

[ House incursions/takeovers ][ Patrols ]

[ Abuse ][ Assassinations ][ Bribery ][ Checkpoints ][ Confirmation of killing ][ Curfews/closures ][ Deaths ][ Destruction of property ]

[ Human shields ][ Humiliation ][ Looting ][ Loss of livelihood ][ Routine ][ Rules of engagement ][ Settlements ][ Settler violence ]

testimonies

video testimonies

publications

© All rights reserved to "Breaking the Silence". Over 50% of our funding last year came from foreign governmental entities. 100% of our testimonies came from soldiers who served in the occupied territories.

terms of use & privacy policy

© All rights reserved to "Breaking the Silence"

Over 50% of our funding last year came from foreign governmental entities. 100% of our testimonies came from soldiers who served in the occupied territories.

newsletter Thank you!