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Why soldiers don’t ‘break the silence’ to the IDF
When Israeli soldiers admit their past abuses of Palestinians, as they did again this week, the occupation’s defenders often ask: Why didn’t you report this to the army at the time? A personal illustration of why it is a disingenuous question. I was 37, a new immigrant three and half years in Israel, drafted…
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Larry Derfner
June 15, 2013
Misspokesman: IDF New Media officer poses ‘Obama Style’ – in blackface
The IDF Spokesman is caught in a snafu, which paints him either as a racist or an ignoramus. As a rule, junior or mid-level officers and officials, particularly spokesmen, prefer to stay behind the wall of anonymity of their office. They are termed “IDF spokesman” or an “officer in the Southern Command.” They are rarely…
By
Yossi Gurvitz
November 26, 2012
IDF colonel-rabbi implies: Rape is permitted in war
Answering a question from a concerned reader regarding the Torah’s position on rape during war, Colonel Eyal Qarim of the Military Rabbinate wrote nine years ago – out of uniform – that ‘prohibitions against immorality’ are removed during war. Is it permitted for a Jewish soldier to rape a gentile woman during wartime? This question…
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Yossi Gurvitz
March 28, 2012
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IDF Spokesman denies Jawaher Abu Rahmah died of medical negligence
The IDF keeps offering new versions regarding the death of Jawaher Abu Rahmah – and is contradicted by its own spokesperson Several major Israeli media outlets published yesterday a new IDF “investigation,” which claimed that Jawaher Abu Rahmah – who died after inhaling CS (tear) gas in Bil’in – did not die as a result…
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Yossi Gurvitz
January 20, 2011
Israel’s public relations policy: never apologise, always confuse
Originally published in The National with Jesse Rosenfeld Never believe the Israeli army killed an unarmed civilian until it’s officially denied. This paraphrasing of Mark Twain’s “never believe anything until it has officially been denied,” should become a mantra for journalists operating in the Middle East.It is a point reinforced recently by the death of…
By
Joseph Dana
January 12, 2011
When killing an Old Man is “Returning Fire”
The IDF killed Amr Al Qawasme in his bed yesterday, but an Israeli news site claimed the soldiers “returned fire” Early yesterday morning (Friday), IDF gunmen shot Amr Al Qawasme, aged 66 and residing in Hebron, to death, apparently while he was in bed. An early version of the IDF response, before the IDF was…
By
Yossi Gurvitz
January 8, 2011
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