Breaking the silence
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Breaking The Silence ("Shovrim Shtika" in Hebrew) is an Israeli movement in which soldiers and veterans talk about their military service within the Occupied Territories. They report and discuss incidents of unnecessary violence and oppression committed by the Israeli military against Palestinian civilians that went unnoticed in Israeli and other Western media. These soldier/veterans usually report incidents that they personally have witnessed or committed. In addition to publishing reports and sponsoring a website: www.shovrimshtika.org, members of the group have done speaking tours throughout Israel, western Europe and the United States.
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- (Hebrew) (English) Official website
- (English) Breaking the Silence: The Next Phase
- (English) Breaking the Silence: Israeli Soldiers Reflect on Patrolling Hebron
- (English) CBS News: Israeli Soldiers Talk Of Abuses (Includes Videos)
- (English) CNN News: Soldiers' photo exhibit strikes nerve
- (English) ABC News: Israeli conscripts break the silence
- (English) Aljazeera News: Fmr. Israeli soldier exposes abuse of Palestinians
- (Hebrew) Photo gallery presented by Breaking the Silence
- (English) English translation of the photo gallery above
- (English) Haaretz: IDF questions reservists who organized Hebron photo exhibit
- (English) Guardian: Army fury at Hebron soldiers' brutality exhibition
- (English) Washington Post: 'Breaking the Silence' on West Bank Abuse
- (English) The Independent: Breaking silence over the horrors of Hebron
- (English) New York Times: Former Israeli Soldiers Tell of Harassment of Palestinians
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