Breaking the Silence

@BtSIsrael

Breaking the Silence is an Israeli veterans' organization aimed at raising awareness to the dire consequences of prolonged military occupation.

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    20 hours ago

    “Jews against Trump: the self hating mechanism”. This is a headline in the Adelson newspaper today or as we call it here the BiBiton (BiBi newspaper). No low is too low

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    Oct 30

    Thank you to from for speaking to a packed room of students at UC Berkeley tonight - and thank you to for helping make this happen!

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  3. Oct 29

    "the reason I joined the elite unit Duvdevan to serve my country is the same force that drove me to break my silence and struggle to end the occupation, that is the number one issue harming Israelis, and of course Palestinians. The future of Israel is in ending the occupation"

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  4. Oct 29

    "I had a bad feeling inside, but I also felt bad for feeling bad. I felt a gap between what I experienced and what I imagined I would do, i;e protect my country. This is how was founded, by soldiers who wanted to bridge the gap between reality and the Israeli public."

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  5. Oct 29

    "I asked my commander if the family will get compensation, and he told me something very important, that symbolizes why we as a society continue to send more soldiers to the occupied territories; "don't ask questions, be a soldier. It's not your job to worry about the aftermath"

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  6. Oct 29

    "later in my service, we trained to use explosives and tested it on a house of a Palestinian we're going to arrest. We blow up the explosive, the house was a mess, we storm in and pull the wanted out of his bed. We arrest him and start questioning, and realize it's the wrong guy"

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  7. Oct 29

    "Even though we didn't catch any weapons or any bad guys, we were satisfied with the mission, we did what we were sent to do - to 'make our presence felt' among the Palestinian population. Because that's how we control millions of people against their will".

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  8. Oct 29

    "My first mission in the WB was at the end of my combat training. We entered a Palestinian family's house, knowing that they are "un-involved" but treating them as potential threats. Children are crying, and it's very difficult. When things quiet down, we question the family..."

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  9. Oct 29

    LIVE from >> sharing with students about his service in the occupied territories and the work of

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    Oct 28

    I spoke at yesterday about our work in . I was so grateful to be able 2 be in community, for a joyful Tefilah, celebrating Jewish life - a bat mitzvah of a community member. on such a horribly devastating day, We have a mutual commitment to fight the darkness.

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    Oct 27

    Just donated to Fight the hate

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    Oct 26
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    Here's a pic of the rabbinical/cantorial students at Baruch Goldstein's grave in Meir Kahane park. The next generation of Jewish clergy doesn't subscribe to the perverse statement on the monument that those who murdered Palestinians died sanctifying God.

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    Oct 26

    Right now: 37 rabbinical & cantorial students in year-in-Israel program are visiting Hebron with

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    Oct 25

    It's an honor to have with us on campus right now. Thank you for sharing your stories and spurring crucial dialogue.

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  15. Oct 25

    ST Louis! In an hour from now We'll be speaking at about our experiences from our military service in the occupied territories Come break the silence with us and with ! More upcoming events:

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  16. Retweeted
    Oct 24

    When we have such a big moral stain from what our country is doing, it’s important to hold a mirror up to change the part that is ugly. And we’re doing it because we care about our people & our country very much.

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  17. Retweeted
    Oct 24

    It’s everyone’s job to . Human rights is not just the problem of people affected in the immediate area.

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  18. Retweeted
    Oct 24

    We're excited to have join us for a conversation on the occupation tonight.

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    Oct 24

    Soldiers who care about Israel, who took part in the system of their governmental duty, are the most direct threat to the current Israeli administration. explaining the challenge of . As long as there is occupation, soldiers will speak out

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  20. Oct 24

    NOW>> starting at MaTovu in St.Louis! and will be sharing their testimonies from service in the occupied territories, and what made them break the silence about the moral crisis of the occupation

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