I know it was just an example, and i have said this a hundred times you cannot follow an illegal order. Rabbinic group, antioccupation idf vets join up for tours. Yuli novak, executive director of breaking the silence, is one of three panelists at the event. Opinion the bds monster a legitimate and nonviolent palestinian protest movement has been turned into an antisemitic plot through sweeping propaganda and abundant resources. Nov 22, 20 yuli novak is executive director of breaking the silence il.
Germanfunded goethe institut to host event featuring. She served as an officer in the israeli air force from 2000 to 2005. This last event with breaking the silence was kind of the final. Breaking the silence is the traumatic truelife story of a maltese little boy whose childhood unfolded. It is intended to give serving and discharged israeli personnel and reservists a means to confidentially recount their experiences in the occupied territories. 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. Breaking the silence head part of antisemitic facebook group. The raging greed within permitted blame to the people of the book, the jew. Former idf commander yehuda shaul of breaking the silence speaks at 6 p. Yuli novak is the executive director of breaking the silence and served as an operation officer in the israeli air force. 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. The director of breaking the silence, yuli novak, called the rules of engagement the most permissive he had seen and amounted to.
Yehuda shaul, a cofounder of breaking the silence, after a media briefing in tel aviv, israel, on nov. 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. Breaking the silence is at the epicenter of a wellorchestrated, ongoing. Im excited about the first upcoming writers delegation, and am proud of. Israeli troops who served in last summers war in gaza were ordered to shoot people on sight, shelled homes and reduced neighborhoods to rubble. This organization and yuli novak is like the kapo jew that helped the the. Yuli novak is executive director of breaking the silence. The tour is led by soldiers who broke their silence on their military service in the.
Everything that breaking the silence represents and does is beyond the borders of the new national consensus. Breaking the silence page 2 of 8 the jerusalem post. Rightwing israelis accuse human rights activists of. 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. Israel action threatens to close down rights group and chill. 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. Why zionists should support critics of the israeli occupation. The testimonies in the book our harsh logic are a miniscule portion of those. When the government brutally attacks breaking the silence it sends a clear and threatening message to the entire liberaldemocratic camp. Israel investigating breaking the silence stephen lendman. Breaking benjamin breaking the silence lyrics youtube. Aug 22, 20 shaul and yuli novak are two israeli defence force veterans with the organisation breaking the silence.
Collections of such accounts have been published in order to educate the israeli public about conditions in these areas. In his 2014 book jewish state, pariah nation, american journalist jerold auerbach, who has been described as. Yuli novak is the executive director of breaking the silence. Breaking the silence director yuli novak delivers powerful speech in jerusalem. The executive director of israeli leftwing ngo breaking the silence, yuli novak, is leaving her position after five years. 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. 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.
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. 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. Breaking the silence yuli novak director of bts at the. Proud to be outside the consensus, until the occupation ends. The effort to break breaking the silence almonitor. Yuli novak is the former executive director of breaking the silence. The views and opinions expressed in this article are the authors own and do. Matter of fact, if given a illegal order you have a duty to report it to the branches legal affairs j. Breaking the silence bts is an israeli nongovernmental organization ngo established in. 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. Breaking the silence is an israeli nongovernmental organization established in 2004 by veterans of the israel defense forces.
Media statements by bts head yuli novack ngomonitor. Jerusalem moves to evict art gallery for hosting event about occupied territories. Breaking the silence ceo steps down inside israel israel. Yuli novak, executive director, breaking the silence, po box 51027, tel aviv, israel.
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. 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. On saturday night, thousands of palestinians and jews gathered in jerusalem. Yuli novak of breaking the silence on the importance of. Leading authors to write about visiting israel and the. 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 staff and its legal team say the legal moves not only pose a threat to the group but also threaten to chill. There was a lot of potential here and had the characters been better d. They are currently visiting south africa, giving talks and promoting a book.
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. Breaking the silence director announces her resignation yuli novak says ngos like hers need to refresh themselves. 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. 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. Breaking the silence nongovernmental organization wikipedia. Breaking the silence chairwoman yuli novak is accompanied by settler youth during a bts tour of hebron, 2015. May 04, 2016 something moving happened that i had to share. The narrator tells viewers that before the next terrorist stabs you certain leftwing groups are ready to defend the suspect. The organizations stated mission is to break the silence surrounding these military activ. Yuli novak is executive director of breaking the silence, which allows israeli soldiers to talk about the occupied territories. Jul 28, 2014 yuli novak is executive director of breaking the silence, which allows israeli soldiers to talk about the occupied territories. The views and opinions expressed in this article are the authors own and do not necessarily reflect those of the forward. As a veteran idf officer, i read with a heavy heart yuli novak s oped testimonies of idf soldiers expose truth about occupation, nov. Outrage over report alleging ngo seeks classified data on idf tactics pm, defense minister order investigation into breaking the silence.
Gvaryahu became breaking the silence executive director in july after former leader yuli novak resigned. Israeli rights campaign to silence antioccupation group. Jerusalem moves to evict art gallery for hosting event. Despite the length of the speech we decided to post it in full. But in front of the fascist and violent show of bennett and the jewish home, only 17 knesset members from the opposition stood up. The israeli ngo breaking the silence launches a new book. Mar 03, 2019 yuli novak, formerly the executive director of breaking the silence, during a press conference in tel aviv, israel, on feb. As of today, avner gvaryahu will assume the position. Breaking the silence director announces her resignation the.
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. Yuli novak, formerly the executive director of breaking the silence. Breaking the silence director yuli novak delivers powerful speech in jerusalem april 2, 2017 10. Breaking the silence can exist only in a democratic country and is very bad for the occupation. Breaking the silence rejects states demand to name. Executive director of breaking the silence, yuli novak, said. Israeli soldiers break the silence on gaza war stephen lendman. Mar 18, 2016 reached for comment by channel 2, breaking the silence ceo yuli novak denied that he was collecting classified information, adding. Yuli novak of breaking the silence on the importance of solidarity and resistance to the violence and racism of the israeli government. G or a criminal investigating authority cid ncis osi. Yuli novak, director of bts, speak at the breaking the. Outrage over report alleging ngo seeks classified data on. Breaking the silence ceo yuli novak said that this move will not intimidate the ngo from continuing their actions.
As stated by executive director yuli novak, the debate. Breaking benjamin breaking the silence lyrics by ik2 subscribe like share. Watch yuli novak, director of bts, speak at the breaking the silence breakers conference at the the van leer jerusalem institute. Breaking the silence director yuli novak speaks during a protest against rightwing incitement. This week yuli novak finished her inspiring five year term as executive director of breaking the silence.