The Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence launches new book on military testimonies

IMEMC- Marking the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the Second Intifada, Breaking the Silence is due to publish a new text, "Occupation of the Territories - Israeli Soldier Testimonies 2000-2010", which contains 180 testimonies from more than 100 male and female military personnel.

The book, which will be launched on December 21 in Tel Aviv, tells the stories of 101 soldiers, who explain their experiences in the West Bank and Gaza since the start of the second intifada.

To write the book, members of the organization have conducted around 730 interviews with soldiers and veterans who have voluntarily given to this initiative, which seeks to transfer awareness to Israeli society that there is a part of the army that is critical to the occupation.

The text, among with several pictures and maps, explains how the Israeli occupation in Palestine works, focusing on the daily life of the soldiers and their activities in the occupied territories, such as the raids in towns and villages, that the military call "demonstration of presence" or the fear that the army injects to the Palestinian population, through different methods. Read more