Ex-IDF Soldiers

Testimonies

Breaking the Silence is an organization of veteran soldiers who have served in the Israeli military since the start of the Second Intifada and have taken it upon themselves to expose the public to the reality of everyday life in the Occupied Territories. We endeavor to stimulate public debate about the price paid for a reality in which young soldiers face a civilian population on a daily basis, and are engaged in the control of that population’s everyday life. Our work aims to bring an end to the occupation.

More info and testimonies can be found on Breaking the Silence YouTube channel and their website.

Nadav Weiman is the executive director of Breaking the Silence. His organization claims that the Israeli Defense Forces have been using Palestinian civilians as human shields during military operations in Gaza.

Ariel Bernstein is a former IDF combat soldier who fought in Gaza in 2014. Now he campaigns for peace and against the occupation. He talks about his experience in Gaza, about dehumanisation, Israel's wartime propaganda - and where this is all heading.

In this 9 years old testimony, Israeli veteran Avner Gvaryahu talks about what they did in the West Bank.

A conversation between CAP President and CEO Patrick Gaspard and Breaking the Silence Executive Director Nadav Weiman about the situation in Gaza, his experience as a former IDF soldier in the West Bank, and what brought him to break his silence and become an anti-occupation activist.