Breaking the silence ceo yuli novak said that this move will not intimidate the ngo from continuing their actions. The israeli ngo breaking the silence launches a new book. 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, formerly the executive director of breaking the silence. Breaking the silence page 2 of 8 the jerusalem post. Breaking benjamin breaking the silence lyrics by ik2 subscribe like share. Mar 03, 2019 yuli novak, formerly the executive director of breaking the silence, during a press conference in tel aviv, israel, on feb. Aug 22, 20 shaul and yuli novak are two israeli defence force veterans with the organisation breaking the silence. Jerusalem moves to evict art gallery for hosting event. Yuli novak is executive director of breaking the silence. Germanfunded goethe institut to host event featuring.
Jul 28, 2014 yuli novak is executive director of breaking the silence, which allows israeli soldiers to talk about the occupied territories. Outrage over report alleging ngo seeks classified data on idf tactics pm, defense minister order investigation into breaking the silence. The testimonies in the book our harsh logic are a miniscule portion of those. Yuli novak, ceo of the leftist organization breaking the silence, announced on monday evening that she will be stepping down after five years. 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. Rabbinic group, antioccupation idf vets join up for tours. Executive director of breaking the silence, yuli novak, said. The effort to break breaking the silence almonitor. Breaking the silence director yuli novak delivers powerful speech in jerusalem april 2, 2017 10. 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. Israeli soldiers break the silence on gaza war stephen lendman.
In recent years bts published a book titled our harsh logic in english, german, and swedish. As of today, avner gvaryahu will assume the position. 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. Nov 08, 2016 yuli novak is the executive director of breaking the silence.
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. Israeli army officers speak to breaking the silence director yuli novak as the army prevented a breaking the silence tour from proceeding. Why zionists should support critics of the israeli occupation. Israeli rights campaign to silence antioccupation group. She served as an officer in the israeli air force from 2000 to 2005. Breaking the silence ceo steps down inside israel israel.
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. Breaking the silence is a controversial ngo which maligns the idf by having soldiers tell. Yuli novak is the former executive director of breaking the silence. Breaking the silence director announces her resignation yuli novak says ngos like hers need to refresh themselves. Yuli novak is the executive director of breaking the silence. Rightwing israelis accuse human rights activists of. Yuli novak yuli novak is the executive director of breaking the silence and served as an operation officer in the israeli air force. Breaking the silence is an israeli nongovernmental organization established in 2004 by veterans of the israel defense forces. Breaking the silence director yuli novak delivers powerful speech in jerusalem. Breaking the silence head part of antisemitic facebook group. 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. Leading authors to write about visiting israel and the. The raging greed within permitted blame to the people of the book, the jew. Despite the length of the speech we decided to post it in full.
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. It is intended to give serving and discharged israeli personnel and reservists a means to confidentially recount their experiences in the occupied territories. 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. As stated by executive director yuli novak, the debate. 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. Yuli novak, executive director of breaking the silence, is one of three panelists at the event. Nov 22, 20 yuli novak is executive director of breaking the silence il.
Media statements by bts head yuli novack ngomonitor. The director of breaking the silence, yuli novak, called the rules of engagement the most permissive he had seen and amounted to. The views and opinions expressed in this article are the authors own and do. Yuli novak, director of bts, speak at the breaking the. In his 2014 book jewish state, pariah nation, american journalist jerold auerbach, who has been described as. Breaking the silence is at the epicenter of a wellorchestrated, ongoing. The executive director of israeli leftwing ngo breaking the silence, yuli novak, is leaving her position after five years. Yuli novak is executive director of breaking the silence, which allows israeli soldiers to talk about the occupied territories. Opinion the bds monster a legitimate and nonviolent palestinian protest movement has been turned into an antisemitic plot through sweeping propaganda and abundant resources. 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.
I know it was just an example, and i have said this a hundred times you cannot follow an illegal order. Israeli troops who served in last summers war in gaza were ordered to shoot people on sight, shelled homes and reduced neighborhoods to rubble. Breaking the silence publishes testimonies by israeli soldiers of their actions, many of them human rights violations, in the occupied palestinian territories opt. Breaking benjamin breaking the silence lyrics youtube.
Yehuda shaul, a cofounder of breaking the silence, after a media briefing in tel aviv, israel, on nov. Yuli novak is the executive director of breaking the silence and served as an operation officer in the israeli air force. There was a lot of potential here and had the characters been better d. Yuli novak, executive director of israeli ngo breaking the. This last event with breaking the silence was kind of the final. 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 stephen lendman. Breaking the silence rejects states demand to name. Im excited about the first upcoming writers delegation, and am proud of. 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. Gvaryahu became breaking the silence executive director in july after former leader yuli novak resigned. Breaking the silence nongovernmental organization wikipedia.
Collections of such accounts have been published in order to educate the israeli public about conditions in these areas. Israel action threatens to close down rights group and chill. This organization and yuli novak is like the kapo jew that helped the the. As a veteran idf officer, i read with a heavy heart yuli novak s oped testimonies of idf soldiers expose truth about occupation, nov. Breaking the silence yuli novak director of bts at the. On saturday night, thousands of palestinians and jews gathered in jerusalem. 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 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 is the traumatic truelife story of a maltese little boy whose childhood unfolded.
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. Regardless, her comments did nothing to moderate the whirlwind of attacks against the organization or its members. Breaking the silence chairwoman yuli novak is accompanied by settler youth during a bts tour of hebron, 2015. Former idf commander yehuda shaul of breaking the silence speaks at 6 p. 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. Watch yuli novak, director of bts, speak at the breaking the silence breakers conference at the the van leer jerusalem institute. The views and opinions expressed in this article are the authors own and do not necessarily reflect those of the forward. My response to stav shaffirs attack on bds the forward. 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. The narrator tells viewers that before the next terrorist stabs you certain leftwing groups are ready to defend the suspect. Yuli novak of breaking the silence on the importance of solidarity and resistance to the violence and racism of the israeli government. This week yuli novak finished her inspiring five year term as executive director of breaking the silence. 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. Buy breaking silence by linda castillo online at alibris.
The organizations stated mission is to break the silence surrounding these military activ. Outrage over report alleging ngo seeks classified data on. May 04, 2016 something moving happened that i had to share. They are currently visiting south africa, giving talks and promoting a book.
Breaking the silence director announces her resignation the. Breaking the silence director yuli novak speaks during a protest against rightwing incitement. Mar 18, 2016 reached for comment by channel 2, breaking the silence ceo yuli novak denied that he was collecting classified information, adding. When the government brutally attacks breaking the silence it sends a clear and threatening message to the entire liberaldemocratic camp. Jerusalem moves to evict art gallery for hosting event about occupied territories. Yuli novak, executive director, breaking the silence, po box 51027, tel aviv, israel.