Breaking the Silence: Israeli Army Veterans Tour U.S. & Canada to Speak Out Against Occupation
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Published 2024-04-10
Democracy Now! speaks with two former Israeli soldiers who are members of Breaking the Silence, an anti-occupation group of Israeli army veterans. The group’s education director, Tal Sagi, describes growing up in a settlement and joining the military without understanding what occupation was. “We’ve been told that this is security and we have to control millions of lives and we don’t have other options,” says Sagi, who says Israeli society is not open to ending the occupation. “We’re trying to say that there are other options.” We also speak with Breaking the Silence deputy director Nadav Weiman about why the group is touring U.S. colleges and calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. “We stood in checkpoints. We raided homes. We attacked Gaza from the air. We fought from the ground,” says Weiman. “So, when you bring reality, you bring real conversation about the occupation, and you bring real conversation about Gaza.”
Transcript: www.democracynow.org/2024/4/10/breaking_the_silenc…
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All Comments (21)
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How is it possible that this 18 year old keeps returning to jail because he refuses to serve while Benjamin Nethanyahu’s son is sent to Miami?
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Breaking the silence is for Humanity
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Well done to these two for speaking up about the disgraceful goings on in Israeli society.
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God bless the honest people who stand up for truth and justice!
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ANTI-OCCUPATION ❤ GROUP OF ISRAELI ARMY VETERANS THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH !
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Don't forget to go to Germany, another country blindly funding this genocide.
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Democracy Now! History will never forget the effort you put to show the reality
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Very thankful for these courageous individuals advocating for peace, human rights and an end to the occupation, even when it is against the status quo in their country
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Let's agree that Israelis need a different education system like what happened in Germany after WW2.
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Thousands of ISRAELI for PEACE need to show their solidarity
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This guys and this organization(breaking the silence) definitely needs more support rather than be criticized by us.
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We're fortunate to have people of virtue speaking out.
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It's not called "pressure arrests", it's called terrorism.
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The fact that he keeps saying “we” he knows he is guilty of these acts. Glad he’s taking action to correct these atrocities.
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Incredible piece of journalism! Thank you all for telling the truth!
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39:54 POWERFUL testimony from Nadav and from Tal. SO very grateful to you both for your bravery in breaking the silence. Thank you, Democracy Now, for this coverage.🙏🏾
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Any Goodman is truly an unsung hero in our society. Serious and steadfast in her relentless pursuit of peace. Thank you Amy.
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Aye. VERY important for ex-IDF to speak out. BRAVO!
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Incredible interview. So good to hear people who are willing to stand for what they believe.
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Thank you guys for speaking for JUSTICE...this was truly A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY 😞😞😞🤲🤲🤲❤️🖤🤍💚🇵🇸
