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24.01.2013
[Haaretz]The real rules of engagement in the West Bank
Avner Gvaryahu, a social worker and activist with Breaking the Silence, writes about rules of engagement in the Palestinian territories.
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.haaretz.com%2Fopinion%2Fthe-real-rules-of-engagement-in-the-west-bank.premium-1.496092
read more ›10.04.2013
[972mag]In Hebron, no arrests (of Jews) on Saturdays
A Palestinian is attacked by a famous settler. Police detain the Palestinian, but not the settler – because it’s already Shabbat.
http%3A%2F%2F972mag.com%2Fin-hebron-no-arrests-of-jews-on-saturdays%2F68975%2F
read more ›09.04.2013
[Haaretz]Israeli border policeman convicted of robbing Palestinian store in West Bank
Saeed Malashe is accused of swiping chewing gum, cola and cigarettes from a convenience store, holding up his weapon and intimidating the checkout clerk so he could leave without paying.
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.haaretz.com%2Fnews%2Fdiplomacy-defense%2Fisraeli-border-policeman-convicted-of-robbing-palestinian-store-in-west-bank.premium-1.514553
read more ›02.04.2013
[972mag]Settlers arrested in connection with near-fatal shooting of Palestinian man in Qusra
Police make rare arrests in connection to settler violence against Palestinians. But the circumstances surrounding the shooting were unique, and likely played no small role in pushing police to investigate seriously.
http%3A%2F%2F972mag.com%2Fsettlers-arrested-in-connection-with-near-fatal-shooting-of-palestinian-man-in-qusra%2F68514%2F
read more ›23.03.2013
[972mag]A 'no-strategy' strategy: The Gatekeepers and soldier testimonies
Do not be misled by the paranoid helplessness of the six powerful men in Dror Moreh’s film – the end goal of Israel’s military rule is the complete demise of the dream of Palestinian independence.
http%3A%2F%2F972mag.com%2Fthe-no-strategy-strategy-the-gatekeepers-and-soldier-testimonies%2F68073%2F
read more ›16.03.2013
[972mag]Waiting for Obama: Hebron youth take cue from U.S. civil rights movement
But this is Hebron, and the dramatic horror is very much real. In front of us is a small landing at the top of a hill overlooking the old city, with the Cave of the Patriarchs in plain view. On the landing, a Palestinian youth guide is taking children on two-minute horse rides, one at a time. Watching...
http%3A%2F%2F972mag.com%2Fwaiting-for-obama-a-surreal-saturday-in-hebron%2F67660%2F
read more ›15.03.2013
[The New York Times]Is This Where the Third Intifada Will Start?
"But armies, by their nature, have one default response to opposition: force. One soldier who served in Nabi Saleh testified to the Israeli veterans’ group Breaking the Silence about preparing for Friday protests. “It’s like some kind of game,” he said.
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2013%2F03%2F17%2Fmagazine%2Fis-this-where-the-third-intifada-will-start.html%3Fpagewanted%3Dall%26_r%3D0
read more ›28.01.2013
[the guardian]Palestinian deaths raise concern over Israeli army use of live fire
At least five young unarmed people shot by soldiers despite rules permitting live fire only in extreme circumstances
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2013%2Fjan%2F28%2Fpalestinian-deaths-israel-army-live-fire
read more ›27.01.2013
[972mag]A grenade here, a grenade there – so they’ll learn
Dor Sandak is an activist with “Breaking the Silence” writes: "A 21-year-old Palestinian student was killed by Israeli army fire last week. I suppose that just like myself back then, today too, soldiers shoot because that is what their sergeant ordered them to do: to teach a lesson, to remain in...
http%3A%2F%2F972mag.com%2Fgrenade-here-grenade-there-so-theyll-learn%2F64894%2F
read more ›19.01.2013
[972mag]IDF evicts Palestinians from their land, arrests 15, including mother with baby
The Israeli army arrested 10 Palestinians and five Israelis in the South Hebron Hills today (Saturday) while they were trying to reach Palestinian-owned land next to the illegal outpost called Mitzpeh Yair, in the southern West Bank.
http%3A%2F%2F972mag.com%2Fidf-evicts-palestinians-from-their-land-arrests-15-including-mother-with-baby%2F64211%2F
read more ›16.01.2013
[Haaretz]Legal expert to High Court: Israel could be tried in Hague if it evicts West Bank villagers
Petition relates to area in the South Hebron Hills that was declared a live-fire zone in the early 1980s, and which Defense Minister Barak decided in July 2012 requires the eviction of 8 of 12 Palestinian villages.
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.haaretz.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Flegal-expert-to-high-court-israel-could-be-tried-in-hague-if-it-evicts-west-bank-villagers.premium-1.494224
read more ›19.12.2012
[972mag]Testimony: Soldier fired directly at Bil'in demonstrator killed in 2009
New light is shed on the shooting death of non-violent demonstrator Bassem Abu Rahme in Bil’in in 2009: A soldier who served in the same brigade as the shooter testifies how the incident was perceived by other soldiers
http%3A%2F%2F972mag.com%2Ftestimony-soldier-fired-directly-at-bilin-demonstrator-killed-in-2009%2F62306%2F
read more ›14.12.2012
[Haaretz]IDF soldiers assault two Reuters cameramen in Hebron
Soldiers forced the cameramen to leave their vehicle, punched them, striking them with the butts of their guns, as well as forcing them to strip
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.haaretz.com%2Fnews%2Fdiplomacy-defense%2Fidf-soldiers-assault-two-reuters-cameramen-in-hebron-1.484753
read more ›12.12.2012
[THE Nation]Shelf Life
How degrading and demeaning has living under military occupation been to Palestinians such as that farmer? The testimonies collected in Our Harsh Logic: Israeli Soldiers’ Testimonies From the Occupied Territories, 2000–2010
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenation.com%2Farticle%2F171591%2Fshelf-life
read more ›10.12.2012
[Haaretz]Drying out the Palestinians
Basic moral principles require that Israel cease destroying cisterns that are essential for the existence of dozens of Palestinian communities
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.haaretz.com%2Fopinion%2Fdrying-out-the-palestinians-1.483747
read more ›10.12.2012
[Haaretz]'You have to demolish them while they're small'
So Supreme Court President Asher Grunis said shortly before a partially built mosque in the West Bank was pulled down.
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.haaretz.com%2Fnews%2Ffeatures%2Fyou-have-to-demolish-them-while-they-re-small.premium-1.483761
read more ›30.11.2012
[Tablet]The Occupation’s New Witnesses
A new movie and book shed light on the effect of Israel’s military presence in the West Bank on its soldiers
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tabletmag.com%2Fjewish-arts-and-culture%2Fbooks%2F116932%2Fthe-occupations-new-witnesses
read more ›14.11.2012
[972mag]House demolitions exploit the powerless in Area C
There is no possibility that Israel’s Civil Administration will fairly and properly plan for Palestinians in Area C if they are not at the table when their fate is decided
http%3A%2F%2F972mag.com%2Fhouse-demolitions-systematically-exploit-the-powerless-in-area-c%2F59719%2F
read more ›07.11.2012
[972mag]Israel demolishes two Palestinian homes in Area C
As America celebrated the re-election of Barack Obama, it was business as usual in Israeli-controlled Area C of the West Bank. At least two Palestinian homes were demolished today
http%3A%2F%2F972mag.com%2Fisrael-demolishes-two-palestinian-homes-in-area-c%2F59355%2F
read more ›04.11.2012
[Haaretz]IDF reprimands settler official over illegal construction
The security official was filmed using his IDF-issued vehicle to transport material used for illegal construction, which violates army regulations.
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.haaretz.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fidf-reprimands-settler-official-over-illegal-construction.premium-1.474114
read more ›25.10.2012
[Green Left]Israeli soldiers breaking the silence on the occupation of Palestine
Former Israeli paratrooper Avner Gvaryahu, now an activist with Breaking The Silence explains to Green Left Weekly's Peter Boyle how 850 former Israeli soldiers have given testimony about the gross injustices against the Palestinian people
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greenleft.org.au%2Fnode%2F52619
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- Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:09:16Detained: Testimonies from Palestinian children imprisoned by Israel.
http://t.co/D6Mbxji2A4 - Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:49:27"He took eight ID cards, read the names, gave them instructions in Arabic. People had to crawl to him and the...
http://t.co/cOzqiJ7BBy - Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:05:11RT @MagnusWalan: A long strong article about #breakingthesilence @BtSIsrael
http://t.co/hZB5UEaSpv - Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:25:58Breaking the Silence and our book launch in Swedish TV!
http://t.co/rn7Lsq3ALc - Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:48:17New interactive website by "Yesh Din" with detailed info about the dispossession of Palestinians from there lands...
http://t.co/gz3EF7M3aT - Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:47:20the road to dispossession
http://t.co/97FVjEIwL3 - Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:20:39Dana Golan from Breaking the Silence our book launch in Stockholm. Pic by- @DiakoniaSverige
http://t.co/1lmebeBmga - Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:37:17Very excited to launch our book in a brand new Swedish translation!
JOIN US to one of the many events we have...
http://t.co/ZtXYBQkcQK - Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:15:25Very excited to see our book "Breaking the Silence" translated to Swedish!
http://t.co/m2unIJ0pZz - Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:17:50972: The Wall, 11 years on: Changes, normalization and dissent. Have a read-->
http://t.co/T0zzdl53uJ - Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:00:04"There were the regular merchants who'd come through and we'd let them because we already knew them and sometimes...
http://t.co/DsbtVoap2i - Sat, 13 Apr 2013 09:21:35"Someone, one of the more aggressive guys, had a collection of prayer-bead strings with the names of Allah....
http://t.co/62uhgcBCX7 - Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:29:51“What happens out here stays out here” - so said an Israeli border policeman when asked about the cigarettes and...
http://t.co/z8t2UbeuXK - Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:59:48"Daily stuff that seemed wrong? Things that commanders did, catching kids, just shepherds, catching them, putting...
http://t.co/uHI8Nh560t - Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:41:07"they didn’t touch the corpse" #testimony #IDF
http://t.co/cG7hv7JigY - Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:11:31How would you feel if you were suddenly forbidden from walking down the main street of your city?
WATCH: Hebron's...
http://t.co/FvG6I8YVgZ - Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:39:43+972: Settlers arrested in connection with near-fatal shooting of Palestinian man in Qusra.
http://t.co/loq1QVIVzT - Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:00:01This is Ahmed Abu Ramyelah: eight years old, dreams of becoming a doctor when he grows up, sleeps on a mattress...
http://t.co/ceKcJ6idBI - Sun, 31 Mar 2013 14:24:43another tour in English today in South Hebron Hills
http://t.co/NfKzCYTzMD - Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:01:27At worst, you kill somebody #testimony
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