Breaking the Silence (organization) (English Wikipedia)

Erella Grassiani, "The Phenomenon of Breaking the Silence in Israel: 'Witnessing' as Consciousness-Raising Strategy of Ex-Combatants," in Th. A van Baarda, D.E.M. Verweij (eds.), Moral Dimension of Asymmetrical Warfare: Counter-terrorism, Democratic Values and Military Ethics, BRILL, 2009, pp. 247–260
Sara Helman, 'From the Protest to Testimony and Confession: The Changing Politics of Peace Organizations in Israel,' in Fran Markowitz, Stephen Sharot, Moshe Shokeid (eds.),Toward an Anthropology of Nation Building and Unbuilding in Israel, University of Nebraska Press, 2015, pp. 73–90.
Erella Grassiani, ‘The Phenomenon of Breaking the Silence in Israel: ‘Witnessing’ as Consciousness Raising Strategy of Israeli Ex-Combatants,’ in Th. A. Van Baarda, D. E. M. Verweij (eds.) The Moral Dimension of Asymmetrical Warfare: Counter-terrorism, Democratic Values and Military Ethics, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2009 pp.246–260 p.254.:'The members of Breaking the Silence, however, still fit neatly within this category Helman mentions and are thus perceived as true members of the collective. They are mostly Ashkenazi Jews who are situated in the social economic middle-class of society (the Israeli Jewish elite) and are often members of moshavim and kibbutzim.'
Edward Platt,City of Abraham: History, Myth and Memory: A Journey through Hebron, Pan Macmillan, 2012, p.259.
Jerold S. Auerbach, Jewish State, Pariah Nation: Israel and the Dilemmas of Legitimacy, Quid Pro Books, 2014

breakingthesilence.org.il

"Organization". Breaking the Silence. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
"Financial Statements as of December 31, 2014" (PDF). Breaking the Silence. p. 12.
Soldiers' Testimonies from Operation Cast Lead, Gaza 2009, Breaking the Silence, 14 July 2009
"This is How We Fought in Gaza", 2014, Breaking the Silence
Q & A Following "Hamakor" television show Specifically, how do you explain the testimonies that ‘Hamakor’ found to be false?/"Hamakor’ presented four testimonies that the show's investigators were unable to verify. Why?", Breaking the Silence, 25 July 2016. Quote:'To reiterate something said by Military Criminal Investigation Division officials as part of the ‘Hamakor’ piece – that dozens of investigations opened as a result of testimonies published by Breaking the Silence were closed only due to the fact that the damage that could be done to the State, through finding out the truth, would be too much. The Military Criminal Investigation Division simply does not want to open the Pandora's box of what is going on in the Occupied Territories.'

cbsnews.com

"Israeli Soldiers Talk Of Abuses". CBS News. 11 July 2005.

cnn.com

"Soldiers' photo exhibit strikes nerve". CNN News. 26 June 2004.

globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com

Elliot Abrams (21 July 2011). "The Settlement Obsession". CNN World, Global Public Square. Retrieved 27 November 2013.

csmonitor.com

Ilene R. Prusher (25 April 2008). "In a report this week, 39 soldiers give eyewitness accounts from their patrols in and around the West Bank city of Hebron". The Christian Science Monitor.

electronicintifada.net

""Breaking the Silence" or silencing the critics?". The Electronic Intifada. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

fmep.org

"Breaking the Silence*". Foundation for Middle East Peace. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

foxnews.com

"Israeli veterans group Breaking the Silence comes under criticism amid boycott threat". Associated Press. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

ghostarchive.org

Dotan Greenvald and Yehuda Shaul (speakers) (7 November 2006). Video: Dotan and Yehuda – "Breaking the Silence: Israeli Soldiers Speak Out". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.

haaretz.co.il

Amos Harel; Anshel Pfeffer. הפצ"ר, תא"ל אביחי מנדלבליט, הורה לסגור תיק חקירת עדויות החיילים מעזה [Advocate general, Brigadier General Avichai Mandelblitt ordered to close the investigation of the evidence of the soldiers from Gaza] (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2013.

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[1], Haaretz
Jonathan Lis, "IDF questions reservists who organized Hebron photo exhibit" Archived 22 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Haaretz, 22 June 2004;accessed 18 November 2017
Barak Ravid (2 August 2009). "Israel asks Spain to stop funding group that reported IDF 'crimes' in Gaza". Haaretz. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
"British consulate: Settlers attack U.K. diplomats on Hebron tour". Haaretz. Reuters. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
Amos Harel (16 July 2009). "Gaza testimonies / Diverting the debate from the real issue". Haaretz. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
Ilana Hammerman (5 August 2011v). "Soldiers' testimonies on the occupied territories". Haaretz.
- Amos Harel (March 2009). "Shooting and crying". Haaretz. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- Amos Harel (20 March 2009). "IDF orders probe into allegations over Gaza war". Haaretz. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- Jonathan Lis (22 June 2004). "IDF questions reservists who organized Hebron photo exhibit". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 22 July 2009.
- Barak Ravid (26 July 2009). "Group that exposed 'IDF crimes' in Gaza slams Israel bid to choke off its funds". Haaretz. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- Amos Harel; Gili Cohen (18 May 2016). "Court to Decide if Israel Can Force Breaking the Silence to Reveal Its Sources". Ha'aretz. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- Dan Goldberg (3 September 2012). "Australian Jews up in arms about Israeli NGO report on IDF abuses". Haaretz. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- "Two New Israeli Defense Brass Join in Support for Breaking the Silence". Haaretz. Retrieved 10 September 2016.

independent.co.uk

Donald Macintyre (19 April 2008). "Our reign of terror, by the Israeli army". The Independent. London.
"A rough guide to Hebron: The world's strangest guided tour highlights the abuse of Palestinians". The Independent. London. 26 January 2008.
Donald Macintyre (1 March 2009). "Israel's death squads: A soldiers story". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011.

ipsnews.net

Cherrie Heywood (2 October 2008). "Breaking the Silence". IPS. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2012.

jpost.com

Yaakov Katz; Herb Keinon (17 July 2009). "Europeans funding 'Breaking the Silence'". The Jerusalem Post.
Moshe Dann (7 May 2012). "A matter of sovereignty: NGOs vs Israel". Retrieved 27 November 2013.
[2]Ethan Bronner, "Soldiers' Accounts of Gaza Killings Raise Furor in Israel", The New York Times, 19 March 2009; Amy Teibel, Associated Press, "Israel to probe reported abuse by soldiers in Gaza", The Statesman Archived 10 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine; "Israeli troops describe shooting Gaza civilians", The Guardian, 20 March 2009; Herb Keinon (19 March 2009). "Analysis: The crucial morality of the IDF's cause". The Jerusalem Post.; John Lyons, "Israel looks at accounts of Gaza killings" Archived 23 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, The Australian, 21 March 2009
Herb Keinon (19 August 2009). "Israel talks NGO funds with UK official". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
"Yaalon bans malicious NGO Breaking the Silence from IDF events", J Post,

kibush.co.il

"Breaking the Silence: soldiers' photos". 29 March 2005. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.

macmillan.com

us.macmillan.com

"Our Harsh Logic". Macmillan Publishers. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.

meretzusa.org

"Efforts to Remove UPZ from the Israel on Campus Coalition Fail". Partners for Progressive Israel. 15 October 2007. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.

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news.nana10.co.il

"תחקיר 'המקור': כיצד מצליח ארגון 'שוברים שתיקה' להסעיר מדינה שלמה?" [HaMakor report: How was the organization 'Breaking the Silence' successful at stirring the whole country?]. Channel 10. 12 July 2016. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016. שורה התחתונה מורכבת: כן, גילינו עדויות לא נכונות וכאלה שהציגו את התמונה בצורה חלקית ומטעה. האם השתכנענו שמדובר בחבורת שקרנים? ממש לא.
Rom, Itai (12 July 2016). המקור: מה למדנו מחצי שנה עם שוברים שתיקה? [What have we learned from six months with Breaking the Silence?]. Channel 10. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.

news.com.au

theaustralian.news.com.au

[2]Ethan Bronner, "Soldiers' Accounts of Gaza Killings Raise Furor in Israel", The New York Times, 19 March 2009; Amy Teibel, Associated Press, "Israel to probe reported abuse by soldiers in Gaza", The Statesman Archived 10 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine; "Israeli troops describe shooting Gaza civilians", The Guardian, 20 March 2009; Herb Keinon (19 March 2009). "Analysis: The crucial morality of the IDF's cause". The Jerusalem Post.; John Lyons, "Israel looks at accounts of Gaza killings" Archived 23 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, The Australian, 21 March 2009

ngo-monitor.org

"Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika)". NGO Monitor.

nrg.co.il

טוב שהיתה שם מצלמה [A good thing that there was a camera there] (in Hebrew). NRG. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2013.

nybooks.com

David Shulman (9 January 2011). "'And No One Wants to Know': Israeli Soldiers on the Occupation". The New York Review of Books.
David Shulman (24 February 2011). "Israel & Palestine: Breaking the Silence". The New York Review of Books.

nytimes.com

Isabel Kershner, 'Israeli Veterans’ Criticism of West Bank Occupation Incites Furor', The New York Times, 23 December 2015.
Greg Myre (24 June 2004). "Former Israeli Soldiers Tell of Harassment of Palestinians". The New York Times.
Steven Erlanger (23 March 2007). "Israeli Soldiers Stand Firm, but Duty Wears on the Soul". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
IAN FISHER, "Israeli Leader Cancels Meeting After German Official Visits Protest Group", The New York Times, 25 April 2017; accessed 19 November 2017
[2]Ethan Bronner, "Soldiers' Accounts of Gaza Killings Raise Furor in Israel", The New York Times, 19 March 2009; Amy Teibel, Associated Press, "Israel to probe reported abuse by soldiers in Gaza", The Statesman Archived 10 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine; "Israeli troops describe shooting Gaza civilians", The Guardian, 20 March 2009; Herb Keinon (19 March 2009). "Analysis: The crucial morality of the IDF's cause". The Jerusalem Post.; John Lyons, "Israel looks at accounts of Gaza killings" Archived 23 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, The Australian, 21 March 2009
Isabel Kershner (31 March 2009). "Israeli Army Ends Inquiry into Soldier's Accounts of Gaza Abuses". The New York Times.

refusingtokill.net

"Breaking the Silence: The Next Phase". July 2004. Retrieved 27 November 2013.

shovrimshtika.org

"Breaking the Silence: Women Soldiers' Testimonies" (PDF). Shovrim Shtika. 20 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2010.
"A New Booklet by "Breaking the Silence"], Shovrimshtika". Archived from the original on 19 August 2009.

statesman.com

[2]Ethan Bronner, "Soldiers' Accounts of Gaza Killings Raise Furor in Israel", The New York Times, 19 March 2009; Amy Teibel, Associated Press, "Israel to probe reported abuse by soldiers in Gaza", The Statesman Archived 10 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine; "Israeli troops describe shooting Gaza civilians", The Guardian, 20 March 2009; Herb Keinon (19 March 2009). "Analysis: The crucial morality of the IDF's cause". The Jerusalem Post.; John Lyons, "Israel looks at accounts of Gaza killings" Archived 23 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, The Australian, 21 March 2009

theguardian.com

Urquhart, Conal (24 June 2004). "Army fury at Hebron soldiers' brutality exhibition". The Guardian. London.
Sherwood, Harriet (16 May 2011). "Former Israeli Soldiers Break the Silence on Military Violations". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
Oded Na'aman (17 July 2009). "Israel needs the truth about Cast Lead". The Guardian. London.
"In their own words: Israeli troops break ranks on Gaza Campaign", The Guardian, 04 May 2015, includes link to report This is How We Fought in Gaza
Peter Beaumont, "Israeli soldiers cast doubt on legality of Gaza military operation", The Guardian, 04 May 2015; accessed 20 November 2017
[2]Ethan Bronner, "Soldiers' Accounts of Gaza Killings Raise Furor in Israel", The New York Times, 19 March 2009; Amy Teibel, Associated Press, "Israel to probe reported abuse by soldiers in Gaza", The Statesman Archived 10 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine; "Israeli troops describe shooting Gaza civilians", The Guardian, 20 March 2009; Herb Keinon (19 March 2009). "Analysis: The crucial morality of the IDF's cause". The Jerusalem Post.; John Lyons, "Israel looks at accounts of Gaza killings" Archived 23 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, The Australian, 21 March 2009
Ian Black (15 July 2009). "Israeli soldiers admit 'shoot first' policy in Gaza offensive". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 August 2009.

thenational.ae

Cook, Jonathan (4 August 2009). "Israel targets human rights groups". The National. Abu Dhabi (UAE).

timesofisrael.com

"Stormy debate erupts over bill to ban Breaking the Silence from schools". Times of Israel. 27 December 2016.
"Ex-IDF general takes out ad to support Breaking the Silence". Times of Israel. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
Magid, Jacob (23 June 2017). "Police probe Breaking the Silence official who claimed to beat Palestinian". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
Magid, Jacob (16 November 2017). "Investigation finds Breaking the Silence spokesman didn't beat Palestinian". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
"Breaking the Silence Spokesman Cleared of beating Palestinian", Times of Israel
"Breaking the Silence spokesman doubles down on claim he beat Palestinian", Times of Israel

vu.nl

research.vu.nl

Erella Grassiani, Morality and Normalcy in A-Symmetrical Conflict: Distancing, Denial and Moral Numbing among Israeli Conscripts in Everyday Practices of Occupation,^{[permanent dead link]} Vrije Universitet 2009 p.69 n.38.

web.archive.org

Jonathan Lis, "IDF questions reservists who organized Hebron photo exhibit" Archived 22 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Haaretz, 22 June 2004;accessed 18 November 2017
Cherrie Heywood (2 October 2008). "Breaking the Silence". IPS. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
"Efforts to Remove UPZ from the Israel on Campus Coalition Fail". Partners for Progressive Israel. 15 October 2007. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
"Breaking the Silence: soldiers' photos". 29 March 2005. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
"Breaking the Silence: Women Soldiers' Testimonies" (PDF). Shovrim Shtika. 20 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2010.
"A New Booklet by "Breaking the Silence"], Shovrimshtika". Archived from the original on 19 August 2009.
"Our Harsh Logic". Macmillan Publishers. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
[2]Ethan Bronner, "Soldiers' Accounts of Gaza Killings Raise Furor in Israel", The New York Times, 19 March 2009; Amy Teibel, Associated Press, "Israel to probe reported abuse by soldiers in Gaza", The Statesman Archived 10 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine; "Israeli troops describe shooting Gaza civilians", The Guardian, 20 March 2009; Herb Keinon (19 March 2009). "Analysis: The crucial morality of the IDF's cause". The Jerusalem Post.; John Lyons, "Israel looks at accounts of Gaza killings" Archived 23 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, The Australian, 21 March 2009
Amos Harel; Anshel Pfeffer. הפצ"ר, תא"ל אביחי מנדלבליט, הורה לסגור תיק חקירת עדויות החיילים מעזה [Advocate general, Brigadier General Avichai Mandelblitt ordered to close the investigation of the evidence of the soldiers from Gaza] (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
Jonathan Lis (22 June 2004). "IDF questions reservists who organized Hebron photo exhibit". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 22 July 2009.
Donald Macintyre (1 March 2009). "Israel's death squads: A soldiers story". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011.
"תחקיר 'המקור': כיצד מצליח ארגון 'שוברים שתיקה' להסעיר מדינה שלמה?" [HaMakor report: How was the organization 'Breaking the Silence' successful at stirring the whole country?]. Channel 10. 12 July 2016. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016. שורה התחתונה מורכבת: כן, גילינו עדויות לא נכונות וכאלה שהציגו את התמונה בצורה חלקית ומטעה. האם השתכנענו שמדובר בחבורת שקרנים? ממש לא.
Rom, Itai (12 July 2016). המקור: מה למדנו מחצי שנה עם שוברים שתיקה? [What have we learned from six months with Breaking the Silence?]. Channel 10. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.

wrmea.com

"Waging Peace: Breaking the Silence in DC". Washington Report on Middle Eastern Affairs. January–February 2007.^{[dead link]}

ynet.co.il

These are the NGOs who receive most of their funding from foreign countries (Hebrew), YNET, 2 June 2016
Efrat Weiss (16 June 2008). "Police: Leftists in Hebron more dangerous than right-wing counterparts". Ynet news. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013.

ynetnews.com

Itamar Eichner (28 January 2007). "'Refuseniks' sponsored by Jewish, Palestinian organizations tour US, speak against IDF policy in territories". Ynetnews.
Shilo, Amir (29 January 2010). "Female soldiers break their silence". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
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youtube.com

Dotan Greenvald and Yehuda Shaul (speakers) (7 November 2006). Video: Dotan and Yehuda – "Breaking the Silence: Israeli Soldiers Speak Out". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.