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If Israel’s generals are moral, let them prove it
Defense Minister Ya’alon has been heralded as the Left’s newest spokesperson after repeatedly speaking out against Israel’s political leadership. Let’s not forget that this is the same guy who called Breaking the Silence ‘traitors.’ After reserving a spot among the “left-wing pragmatists” for openly stating that executing a dying man, and especially while on camera,…
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Orly Noy
May 17, 2016
The source of Palestinian incitement
Israelis are right, there is dangerous incitement among Palestinians. Here’s what they can do to fight it. The controversy over the Hebron shooter is the gift that keeps on giving. By Saturday, we have already stood to learn that the star of last week’s show will not be charged with murder, that a large part…
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Rami Younis
April 2, 2016
There’s no such thing as a moral army
The furor surrounding Breaking the Silence and the reflexive defense of the IDF both miss the fundamental point that any institution with violence at its core is inherently ethically compromised, and ultimately, an army is trained to fight. A raw nerve has been touched in Israel over the last few weeks. Far right-wing group Im…
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Natasha Roth-Rowland
December 24, 2015
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A most moral occupation: Keeping the prisoners in line
Does Israel have the right to turn millions of the people under its control into prisoners simply because it is afraid of what might happen once they are released? The UNHRC report on Gaza and testimonies published by local watchdog group “Breaking the Silence” have sparked yet another round of debate over the IDF’s moral standards, or…
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Noam Sheizaf
June 29, 2015
Playing with fire: IDF to use new weapon on West Bank protests
A new type of sponge-tipped bullet introduced in East Jerusalem last summer has broken arms, fractured faces, destroyed eyesight and killed a teenager. Now a similar projectile is slated for use against Palestinians in the West Bank. Following the introduction last summer of a new type of sponge-tipped bullet into the Israel Police’s arsenal, the…
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Natasha Roth-Rowland
May 22, 2015
Chronicle of a tragedy foretold in Gaza
If there’s one takeaway from the newly published Breaking the Silence report, it’s that the IDF is most certainly not the most moral army in the world. By Ido Even Paz Breaking the Silence member Idan Barir published an article during last summer’s Gaza war, in which he warned against the firing of artillery into…
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+972 Magazine
May 5, 2015
How the IDF turned a Palestinian house into a military post
Shattered televisions, clothes and food scattered everywhere, clogged toilets, walls covered in drawings, stolen jewelry. These are the scenes that awaited Palestinians in Gaza upon returning to their homes that were used as IDF military posts. By Alexandr Nabokov The devastation is total. Furniture is overturned, clothes are torn out of the closets and scattered…
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August 23, 2014
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