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Die kritische Stimme der israelischen Armee- Breaking Silence – Newsletter August 2014


Newsletter,
August 2014

Even during
these difficult times, we are doing our best to bring the harsh reality of
the occupation in both Gaza and the West Bank before the public in hopes of
creating better days to come.

These
past difficult weeks of intense warfare resulted in a horrifically high
toll of casualties and wounded in Gaza and in Israel. As an organization of
former soldiers, we took on the responsibility of shedding light on what is
going on in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, through testimonies from
our time of service. Even during these difficult times, we are doing our
best to bring the harsh reality of the occupation in both Gaza and the West
Bank before the public in hopes of creating better days to come.

On Thursday, July 17th, around 1,000 people rallied for a Breaking the
Silence event at Habima Square in Tel Aviv under the call: We Refuse to Close
our Eyes!
We read testimonies from soldiers who served in
Gaza so that the entire country would understand what Israeli soldiers are
being sent to do for our sense of security.

You can watch some of the testimonies from the event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMFWwH7_rxM&list=PLAdRiGfqGG3CU4YIUSLBnygBqhjJl1Zhv

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During these past turbulent weeks we have
continued to provide a platform for soldiers’ voices. By sharing soldiers’
first-hand experiences with the public, we aim to show the moral price of
Israel’s actions in Gaza. Here are some of our publications over the last
few weeks:
Yuli Novak
for the guardian

Avner
Gavryahu for the Independent

O.K. on “How an army
of defense became an army of vengeance

Yuli Novak
in Sky News

The
independent featuring Breaking the Silence testimonies

Avihai
Stollar in Folha de. S. PAULO
(Portugal)
Avner
Gvaryahu in Le Temps
(Switzerland)
Yehuda Shaul
in the EU Observer

Yuli Novak
in Aftenposten
) Norway)
Yehuda Shaul
at La Marea
(Spain)

We are glad that during this difficult time many people choose to hear our
voice as our Breaking the
Silence
Facebook page has reached over 100,000
followers. We thank you for your support, for liking, sharing, following
and taking part in bringing an end to the cycle of violence in the region.

In hope for better days to come,
Breaking the Silence team