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Photo Exhibition in Madrid June 2010 |
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This month Breaking the Silence members are presenting the photo exhibition in Madrid, as well as holding lectures and discussions across Spain: Madrid, Barcelona, Toledo, Sevilla, Santiago and Vigo.
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Women Combatants tour in the US |
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Dana Golan, executive director of Breaking the Silence, is currently touring the US. She is speaking about the new Breaking the Silence publication- "Women Soldiers' Testimonies. Click here to for a list of venues and times.
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Breaking the Silence releases new publication |
1/31/2010 |
Breaking the Silence releases a new book containing 96 stories of doezns of women who served in the Occupied Territories. Read more here.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3841480,00.html
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A NEW BOOKLET BY "BREAKING THE SILENCE": |
7/15/2009 |
You feel like an infantile little kid with a magnifying glass looking at ants, burning them"You feel like an infantile little kid with a magnifying glass looking at ants, burning them."
Fifty-four testimonies of Israeli combat soldiers who participated in Operation Cast Lead reveal gaps between the reports given by the army following January’s events; the needless destruction of houses; firing phosphorous in populated areas and an atmosphere that encouraged shooting anywhere.
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Haaretz Publishes BorderPolice Abuse |
6/21/2009 |
Israeli troops humiliate Palestinians - and put it on YouTube . Full article here.
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Haaretz Publishes Gaza Testimonies |
3/19/2009 |
Reports reached the media this morning about a gathering of IDF soldiers at the Oranim pre-military academy in Tivon. Soldiers’ testimonies from this meeting, publicized by the academy’s director, Danny Zamir, and reported on in Ha’aretz (http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072040.html), expose instances from Operation Cast Lead of killing civilians and a culture of blatant disregard for the lives of Palestinians.
Breaking the Silence is working on a collection of soldiers’ testimonies from the Gaza operation that will be published in the coming months.
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Independent Publishes Assassination Story |
3/1/2009 |
Today's Independent published a front-page story on an IDF instigated assassination of a Palestinian militant. The story is told by a BtS testifier, who recounts how the orders were given, and the eventual killing of the militant alongside three innocent civilians. Read the story here.
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BTS welcomes IDF decision to open Shuhada |
2/17/2009 |
Breaking the Silence cautiously welcomes the IDF's decision to open a-Shuhada Street in H2 Hebron to Palestinian movement. Through this decision, they strengthen the rule of law in the city. The decision states that in the first stage, the street will be opened to vehicular traffic on the road that connects Kiryat Arba to the Tomb of the Patriarchs. This first stage will serve as a test for the possibility of opening a-Shuhada Street to traffic as well, along with permits to open around 100 of the sealed businesses on the street. The IDF's decision comes on the heels of years of strategic work by Israeli and Palestinian human rights organizations, including Breaking the Silence, who have called for the enforcement of the rule of law in H2 Hebron. The IDF's decision is an encouraging sign of the effectiveness of our work in the city; we will con tinue our work in Hebron and in other cities to expose the effects of Israeli military control in the occupied territories.
Acknowledging the significance of this decision, nevertheless, this is not the first time that the IDF has announced changes in its policy of restrictions on Palestinian movement on a-Shuhada Street. We see in the declaration that is before us a test for the rule of law in Hebron. The decision will be successful only if the Israeli security forces are able to actualize the opening of the street with the assurance of secure movement for Palestinians along the route even in face of settler violence. In addition, it is important to remember that this decision is but one step in the process of returning Palestinian life in the city to its vibrant routine.
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The Public Needs to Know! |
1/26/2009 |
If you know anyone who served in the recent incursion into Gaza, we want to talk with you.
0508454725
All calls are confidential
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