They are currently visiting south africa, giving talks and promoting a book. Collections of such accounts have been published in order to educate the israeli public about conditions in these areas. Breaking the silence director announces her resignation the. Breaking the silence staff and its legal team say the legal moves not only pose a threat to the group but also threaten to chill. Breaking benjamin breaking the silence lyrics by ik2 subscribe like share. She served as an officer in the israeli air force from 2000 to 2005. Breaking the silence chairwoman yuli novak is accompanied by settler youth during a bts tour of hebron, 2015. Breaking the silence director yuli novak speaks during a protest against rightwing incitement. She takes on the tough questions of why the group speaks abroad and its attitude toward bds, and shreds the oppositions arguments about breaking the silence s eu funding.
Oded balilty ap this small organization of israeli veteran combatants has found themselves at the center of an orchestrated campaign to discredit their antioccupation and human rights work. Everything that breaking the silence represents and does is beyond the borders of the new national consensus. The organizations stated mission is to break the silence surrounding these military activ. There was a lot of potential here and had the characters been better d. Breaking the silence ceo steps down inside israel israel. Rightwing israelis accuse human rights activists of. The narrator tells viewers that before the next terrorist stabs you certain leftwing groups are ready to defend the suspect. The others are israeli academic zeev sternhall, who in 2008 was physically attacked in his home, and german journalist markus beckedahl, who in 2015 was briefly investigated by the prosecutor general for treason. Breaking the silence ceo yuli novak said that this move will not intimidate the ngo from continuing their actions. When the government brutally attacks breaking the silence it sends a clear and threatening message to the entire liberaldemocratic camp. This last event with breaking the silence was kind of the final.
Breaking the silence rejects states demand to name sources idfcritiquing ngo tells court that requirement to reveal informants is tantamount to demanding the end of the organization. Yehuda shaul, a cofounder of breaking the silence, after a media briefing in tel aviv, israel, on nov. Gvaryahu became breaking the silence executive director in july after former leader yuli novak resigned. The views and opinions expressed in this article are the authors own and do. Breaking the silence is at the epicenter of a wellorchestrated, ongoing. A north american human rights rabbinic group and a controversial organization of israeli defense forces veterans have joined forces to offer daylong learning trips to the west bank and gaza. Breaking the silence publishes testimonies by israeli soldiers of their actions, many of them human rights violations, in the occupied palestinian territories opt. Breaking the silence rejects states demand to name. Yuli novak, executive director of israeli ngo breaking the. Former idf commander yehuda shaul of breaking the silence speaks at 6 p. On saturday night, thousands of palestinians and jews gathered in jerusalem. A place where breaking the silence is illegitimate is not democracy. Germanfunded goethe institut to host event featuring. Proud to be outside the consensus, until the occupation ends.
Media statements by bts head yuli novack ngomonitor. Breaking benjamin breaking the silence lyrics youtube. Breaking the silence bts is an israeli nongovernmental organization ngo established in. Matter of fact, if given a illegal order you have a duty to report it to the branches legal affairs j.
As a veteran idf officer, i read with a heavy heart yuli novak s oped testimonies of idf soldiers expose truth about occupation, nov. Yuli novak, director of bts, speak at the breaking the. I know it was just an example, and i have said this a hundred times you cannot follow an illegal order. Yuli novak, who has headed breaking the silence for the past five years, wrote in a facebook post that she felt it was the right time for her departure. Yuli novak, executive director, breaking the silence, po box 51027, tel aviv, israel. Opinion the bds monster a legitimate and nonviolent palestinian protest movement has been turned into an antisemitic plot through sweeping propaganda and abundant resources. May 04, 2016 something moving happened that i had to share. Regardless, her comments did nothing to moderate the whirlwind of attacks against the organization or its members.
In recent years bts published a book titled our harsh logic in english, german, and swedish. Nov 08, 2016 yuli novak is the executive director of breaking the silence. In this sense, the attack by the government and the settlers against breaking the silence is intended to fundamentally change the israeli system of government. Yuli novak is the former executive director of breaking the silence. Breaking the silence director yuli novak delivers powerful speech in jerusalem. Breaking the silence is the traumatic truelife story of a maltese little boy whose childhood unfolded. The israeli ngo breaking the silence launches a new book. Breaking the silence nongovernmental organization wikipedia. In his 2014 book jewish state, pariah nation, american journalist jerold auerbach, who has been described as. Jul 28, 2014 yuli novak is executive director of breaking the silence, which allows israeli soldiers to talk about the occupied territories.
As stated by executive director yuli novak, the debate. Israeli rights campaign to silence antioccupation group. A couple of weeks back, hundreds of nif supporters joined together in sending a letter of support to the grandparents of yuli novak, executive director of breaking the silence. Yuli novak, executive director of israeli ngo breaking the silence, attends a press conference on a draft law by proposed by the justice minister demanding that ngos receiving more than half of their funding from foreign governments declare it in all their official reports, on february 05, 2016 in tel aviv. Buy breaking silence by linda castillo online at alibris. Israel investigating breaking the silence by stephen lendman breaking the silence bts is comprised of former idf soldiers, committed to expose the harsh reality of life in occupied palestine, statesponsored israeli high crimes regime authorities want suppressed. Why zionists should support critics of the israeli occupation. The effort to break breaking the silence almonitor. Rabbinic group, antioccupation idf vets join up for tours. Yuli novak, ceo of the leftist organization breaking the silence, announced on monday evening that she will be stepping down after five years. Despite the length of the speech we decided to post it in full. Breaking the silence director yuli novak speaks during a protest against right wing incitement. Yuli novak, formerly the executive director of breaking the silence. The views and opinions expressed in this article are the authors own and do not necessarily reflect those of the forward.
Jerusalem moves to evict art gallery for hosting event about occupied territories. Breaking the silence page 2 of 8 the jerusalem post. Breaking the silence director announces her resignation yuli novak says ngos like hers need to refresh themselves. Yuli novak is executive director of breaking the silence. G or a criminal investigating authority cid ncis osi. Outrage over report alleging ngo seeks classified data on. The testimonies in the book our harsh logic are a miniscule portion of those. Israeli troops who served in last summers war in gaza were ordered to shoot people on sight, shelled homes and reduced neighborhoods to rubble. Jerusalem moves to evict art gallery for hosting event. Dec 22, 2015 tv in israel, yuli novak, the executive director of breaking the silence lays out, in a clear manner, the case breaking the silence is making.
Breaking the silence is an organization of israeli veterans who served in the idf since 2000 and aim to raise awareness amongst the public about the reality of. Yuli novak, executive director of breaking the silence, is one of three panelists at the event. Mar 24, 2016 according to yuli novak, director general of breaking the silence, the testimonies published by her organization are submitted to the military censor and are not released unless the group receives explicit permission to do so. Dec 14, 2015 israeli army officers speak to breaking the silence director yuli novak as the army prevented a breaking the silence tour from proceeding through the occupied city of hebron, april 4, 2014. Yuli novak is executive director of breaking the silence, which allows israeli soldiers to talk about the occupied territories. Breaking the silence is an israeli nongovernmental organization established in 2004 by veterans of the israel defense forces. Outrage over report alleging ngo seeks classified data on idf tactics pm, defense minister order investigation into breaking the silence. The director of breaking the silence, yuli novak, called the rules of engagement the most permissive he had seen and amounted to. Im excited about the first upcoming writers delegation, and am proud of. Yuli novak is the executive director of breaking the silence. Israel investigating breaking the silence stephen lendman. Yuli novak of breaking the silence on the importance of solidarity and resistance to the violence and racism of the israeli government.
Breaking the silence director yuli novak delivers powerful speech in jerusalem april 2, 2017 10. Israeli soldiers break the silence on gaza war by stephen lendman breaking the silence is an organization of veteran combatants who have served in the israeli military since the start of the second intifada and have taken it upon themselves to expose the israeli public to the reality of everyday life in the occupied territories. Breaking the silence yuli novak director of bts at the. Breaking the silence head part of antisemitic facebook group. Yuli novak is the executive director of breaking the silence and served as an operation officer in the israeli air force. The executive director of israeli leftwing ngo breaking the silence, yuli novak, is leaving her position after five years. The tour is led by soldiers who broke their silence on their military service in the. Breaking the silence is a controversial ngo which maligns the idf by having soldiers tell. My response to stav shaffirs attack on bds the forward. Yuli novak of breaking the silence on the importance of. Nov 22, 20 yuli novak is executive director of breaking the silence il. Watch yuli novak, director of bts, speak at the breaking the silence breakers conference at the the van leer jerusalem institute.
Breaking the silence can exist only in a democratic country and is very bad for the occupation. But in front of the fascist and violent show of bennett and the jewish home, only 17 knesset members from the opposition stood up. This week yuli novak finished her inspiring five year term as executive director of breaking the silence. The raging greed within permitted blame to the people of the book, the jew.
Aug 22, 20 shaul and yuli novak are two israeli defence force veterans with the organisation breaking the silence. It is intended to give serving and discharged israeli personnel and reservists a means to confidentially recount their experiences in the occupied territories. Israel action threatens to close down rights group and chill. This organization and yuli novak is like the kapo jew that helped the the. Israeli army officers speak to breaking the silence director yuli novak as the army prevented a breaking the silence tour from proceeding. Mar 18, 2016 reached for comment by channel 2, breaking the silence ceo yuli novak denied that he was collecting classified information, adding. Mar 03, 2019 yuli novak, formerly the executive director of breaking the silence, during a press conference in tel aviv, israel, on feb.
Leading authors to write about visiting israel and the. Yuli novak yuli novak is the executive director of breaking the silence and served as an operation officer in the israeli air force. Israeli soldiers break the silence on gaza war stephen lendman. Israeli army officers speak to breaking the silence director yuli novak as the army prevented a breaking the silence tour from proceeding through the occupied city of hebron, april 4, 2014. Executive director of breaking the silence, yuli novak, said.
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