On 7 december 2014, a group of 25 prominent malays g25 issued an open call for moderate malays and muslims to speak ou. A prepublication breakdown of im tirzus latest report. Mar 11, 2016 with the help of rightwing members of the knesset, im tirtzu has had some successes, particularly against breaking the silence, whose members were wrongly accused of supporting the international. Israeli rights campaign to silence antioccupation group. So it was, as well, when im tirtzu went abroad to pursue a supposedly proisrael mission. It then turned out that his own campaign manager and public relations guru, moshe klughaft, had produced the incendiary foreignagent, im tirtzu. The mystery is complicated but clearly plotted with a heartstopping ending. Cilr newsletter culmination of phase 1 in israel with im tirzu. Im tirtzus new campaign outs leftist artists, including. Chairwoman of the farleft meretz party, tamar zandberg, condemns the imtiinspired law passed to ban breaking the silence from speaking in schools. Breaking the silence is at the epicenter of a wellorchestrated, ongoing smear campaign by a host of rightwing groups, reporters, and senior politicians. Why breaking the silence became the most hated group in israel.
Dec 16, 2015 on monday, bennett announced with much fanfare that he is henceforth prohibiting representatives of breaking the silence from entering israeli high schools. The video, produced by im tirtzu, an ultrazionist organization. Breaking the silence ebook by g25 malaysia 9789814721998. Im tirtzu recently obtained footage and exposed how members of the british consulate were chauffeuring one of the heads of breaking the silence around judea and samaria in order to hear firsthand how evil the jews are. Breaking the silence on breaking the silence tuvia book the blogs. Israels extreme right isnt jewish, its totalitarian. But even the im tirtzu people know that breaking the silences members, while on active duty, fought israels enemies, and that this organization is no danger to israels security, only, at most, to its image abroad. Breaking the silence is financed by palestinian funds.
Confronting the ceo of breaking the silence youtube. More than anything btss own words fully validate im tirtzu s campaign against embedded foreign agents. Stormy debate erupts over bill to ban breaking the silence. This book is titled silence breaking and is the most fitting title in my opinion. Btselema human rights organization that focuses on the rights of palestinians. December 15, 2015 the video released by the israeli organization im tirtzu on december 14, 2015 is a disgraceful and dangerous act of incitement against. Breaking the silence antiisrael nongovernmental organization. The book itself is a true page turner and one you will find hard to put down. Im tirtzu and the protofascist plot to destroy israeli. Meanwhile, laura visits sarah, who has alzheimers, and cant even remember how she knew lauras father. Israeli defence minister moshe yaalon banned the organization from entering idf camps or even engaging with soldiers, while education minister naftali bennett banned.
The groups btselem, breaking the silence, hamoked, and the public committee against torture in israel are among the many peace and human rights ngos that are increasingly targeted by hateful rhetoric and even by antidemocratic legislation in the knesset, much of which has been spurred by im tirtzu and their allies in the likud and jewish home parties, the two largest parties. Avner gvaryahu, outreach director for breaking the silence. It is intended to give serving and discharged israeli personnel and reservists a means to confidentially recount their experiences in the occupied territories. Im tirtzu mep brings some sense to the eu parliament. Hamas admitted this past year that is used the breaking the silence report on operation protective edge for the purposes of its warfare against israel.
This issue was brought up again during december 2016 debate over a proposed knesset bill to ban groups from state schools that work to damage the idf. Columnist ruthie blum and opinion editor steve ganot speak with host lital shemesh about the controversy over efforts to curtail the activities. Adalahthe legal center for arab minority rights in israel. Feb 02, 2016 in expressing his condemnation of the im tirtzu campaign, netanyahu made sure to tack on, the public is strongly opposed to breaking the silence, which libels israel abroad. Laura brandon goes through the terrible trauma of losing her father and losing her husband in such a short space of time. Dec 24, 2015 the condemnations bolstered a new campaign by an israeli ultranationalist organization, im tirtzu, which released a provocative video criticizing leaders of four leftist groups, including breaking. Breaking the silence wont admit what it was doing in uk. A visitor looks at the exhibition breaking the silence, at the kulturhaus helferei. Legislators seek to outlaw idfcritiquing breaking the. The book was wellwritten, although a couple things hit a sour note for me.
Jerusalem school to host breaking the silence inside. If you dont take my word for it, read what former shin bet chief yuval diskin thinks about breaking the silence. The organizations labeled as plants by im tirtzu are breaking the silence, which publicizes former idf soldiers criticisms of the israeli military. Im tirtzu s video commandos stop radical leftists from filming idf soldiers. For further details and to find out how you can help. The government, by supporting these unprincipled attacks, are equally guilty with their kneejerk reactions. Matan peleg, executive director of the im tirtzu movement, sent this morning monday a strongly worded letter to jerusalem mayor nir barkat requesting that he cancel a breaking the silence event. Dec 28, 2016 matan peleg, ceo of the rightwing im tirtzu ngo, who was among those invited to speak during the committee session on the bill, told lawmakers that breaking the silence is an organization that. In its ongoing efforts to demonize israeli humanrights ngos, the rightwing organization im tirtzu has released a new propaganda video that is terrifying both intentionally and unintentionally related articles. Writer ronit matalon, one of the artists labeled by im tirtzu as a breaking the silence supporter, called the group a bunch of hooligans. But even the im tirtzu people know that breaking the silence s members, while on active duty, fought israels enemies, and that this organization is no danger to israels security, only, at most, to its image abroad.
Islam in a constitutional democracy by g25 malaysia available from rakuten kobo. Matan peleg, ceo of im tirtzu, disagreed that the british consulate and breaking the silence should have joint tours, stressing that the matter crossed a redline. My name is tuvia book i also served in the israel defense forces and i am also sick of hearing all the talk around me and i cant keep silent any more and so i. Im tirtzu and the protofascist plot to destroy israeli democracy. Founded in 2002, ngo monitor is a globally recognized research institute promoting democratic values and good governance. The regular tours are aimed at strengthening the historical and national connection to the city, and at providing an answer to the radical left that has been using the city. We work to ensure that decision makers and civil society operate in accordance with the principles of accountability, transparency, and universal human rights. Israeli officials condemn breaking the silence and. Im tirtzu calls israeli human rights activists terrorist moles. Im tirtzu accuses leftist activists of being foreign agents. Im tirtzu is the largest grassroots zionist movement in israel.
In a controversial video clip released in middecember, the rightwing im tirtzu organization accused leading figures from breaking the silence and other israeli leftwing human rights. If you will it is a zionist nongovernmental organization based in israel. Dec 14, 2015 in the end, im tirtzu has legitimized breaking the silence as no one else ever has. May 21, 2014 on page 16 breaking the silence is charged with reinforcing the basis for the campaigns for boycott, withdrawal of investments and sanctions through repeated accusations of war crimes and violations of international law charges which im tirtzu has never tried to deny, because it cannot do so. Written at a thrilling pace, with haunting images, breaking silence is a novel worth staying up all night to reach the end. In 2010, it claimed nif was responsible for the goldstone report, which criticized. Breaking the silence is the debut album by american thrash metal band heathen released in 1987 by combat records. You may not have been the first woman in my life miss linton, but i promise you you will be the last. On wednesday, the rightwing organization im tirtzu took the condemnations a step further, publishing a video accusing the heads of breaking the silence and other leftwing ngos of being foreign. There she met a number of important allies in cilrs struggle to educate israeli youth about the jewish peoples rights to the land of israel. First he incites the public against the organization, and then he declares that the public is strongly opposed to its activities. Breaking the silence is the traumatic truelife story of a maltese little boy whose childhood unfolded. Malicious group breaking the silence tarnishes idf.
In the end, im tirtzu has legitimized breaking the silence as no one else ever has. Breaking the silence financed by palestinian funds. Breaking the silence and the triumph of hypocrisy more than anything btss own words fully validate im tirtzu s campaign against embedded foreign agents. Hebron banners call out breaking the silence lies the. In recent years, radicalleft ngos have marked hebron as a strategic target through which to facilitate and. Telaviv university students hold moment of silence for gaza martyrs by. Published on jun 25, 2019 our video commandos confront avner gvaryahu, ceo of farleft ngo breaking the silence, in hebron. Antiidf gallery event sponsored by jerusalem municipality. Breaking the silence on breaking the silence tuvia book. Im tirtzu calls israeli human rights activists terrorist. In 2016 im tirtzu alleged that bengurion university was sponsoring a conference featuring the ceo and public relations coordinator of breaking the silence in.
A source at tel aviv university said, one must be very cautious about giving academic credit for socialservice work, especially when at issue is an organization with fascist. Joining the tour were two activists from the im tirtzu movement, who documented every step taken by gavaryahu, and discovered that he was assisted. Jews of hebron face off against breaking the silence over. Yehuda sharabany, project coordinator for im tirtzu, said that breaking the silence is taking advantage of innocent tourists to turn them against israel. All this culminates in im tirtzu s pernicious video in which breaking the silence is portrayed as a fifth column infiltrated by foreign governments that supports terror attacks.
In front of the tomb of the patriarchs and throughout all the breaking the silence patrol points, the truth will be revealed, he said. The new israel fund is a foreign political organization working to harm the state of israel and undermine its elected government. As of 1987, the album sold about 100,000 copies worldwide. The four individuals who star in the film are yishai menuhin, who heads the public committee against torture in israel, a group dedicated to combating harsh interrogations and punishments by israeli security authorities. In israel, meanwhile, the ngos on im tirtzu s list have already experienced a backlash, particularly breaking the silence.
Breaking the silence activists will attend a lecture at the hanisui experimental school in central jerusalem, despite the breaking the silence law, which prohibits schools from hosting the. A palestinian sheikh finds shelter in jewish settlement. She does remember the past, however, and tells how she worked in a mental institution, where the government sponsored horrible treatments, and she believes the government had her husband, a reporter, killed when he investigated. Dec 23, 2015 im tirtzu uses highly provocative rhetoric.
Breaking the silence is yet another page turner by diane chamberlain. Breaking the silence page 7 of 8 the jerusalem post. According to rightwing organization im tirtzu, on july 25 the british consulate staffers reportedly chauffeured yehuda shaul, the cofounder of. A rightwing organization named im tirtzu published a video in which members of leftwing ngos are presented as plants. We have known for a long time about the subversive funding of antiisrael ngos by foreign governments. Israeli veterans criticism of west bank occupation incites furor. A symptom of a justice system that has lost its direction, that lacks checks and balances, that is supervised by nobody and answers to no one. Why one israeli campaign is calling artists traitors. Ramallahbased fund paid for breaking the silence report against the idf in operation protective edge, says im tirtzu. Im tirtzus pernicious video equates human rights with.
The new israel fund against the state of israel youtube. I was given this book by a book rep for author, maria j nieto, and all i can say is wow what a fascinating read. It has shown up in an ugly video created by im tirtzu, a rightwing. Its name is derived from an epigraph appended to the frontispiece of theodor herzls novel altneuland, if you wish it, it is no fairytale, rendered into modern hebrew in nahum sokolows translation in 1903, as im tirtzu ein zo agadah. The first dance for the the first woman i knew, the last one for the last. Breaking the silence and the triumph of hypocrisy the. Nov 26, 2015 btselem breaking the silence im tirtzu jewish voice for peace is a national memberdriven organization dedicated to a u. The nif further its agenda by sponsoring leftwing antiisrael organizations to malign israel internally and externally. More than anything btss own words fully validate im tirtzus campaign against embedded foreign agents. Im tirtzu has long targeted harsh criticism at liberal israeli activists, and the new israel fund in particular.
Breaking the silence in hebron together with the jewish community of hebron, im tirtzu will be bringing thousands of students to the city hebron in a groundbreaking project. Avner gvaryahu, whose breaking the silence group features israeli soldiers testifying in israel and abroad about the malpractices and alleged crimes committed by idf. Breaking the silence wont admit what it was doing in uk consulates. The witchhunt began this time with a targeting of the exsoldiers organization breaking the silence by a strident chorus on the right, including prime minister benjamin netanyahu, defense minister moshe yaalon, and other members of the cabinet, but also including prominent politicians and journalists from the wishywashy center, including the highly popular haaretz correspondent ari shavit.
This is not the breaking the silence bill, its the im tirtzu bill. Breaking the silence nongovernmental organization wikipedia. Canadian jewish group condemns im tirtzu incitement video. Im tirtzu israels legal rights to the land of israel. May 05, 2015 now, im tirtzu reveals that an arabpalestinian foundation based in ramallah called the arab human rights fund ahrf ordered and financed breaking the silences report. Over the years, breaking the silence has sometimes been accused by groups affiliated with the right, such as im tirtzu, of fabricating soldiers testimonies. Breaking the silence is an organization of veteran soldiers who have served in the. Group calls israelis foreign agents for work on behalf of palestinians. Tel aviv u rejects request by group that blacklisted. Im tirtzu says that this year breaking the silence publicized 57 negative testimonies against idf soldiers and held at least nine events around the world in which it charged israeli soldiers with. Last august, the fund approved emergency funding at the request of partner.
He is the star of the aggressive im tirzu campaign against breaking the. The problem is that the more isolated the country gets, the more it is perceived as a leper, it starts attacking itself, with complete lack of understanding. Demand end to support for defamation of israel the letters are a continuation of im tirtzu s campaign supporting legislation that would label organizations that receive. Chairwoman of the farleft meretz party, tamar zandberg, condemns the imtiinspired law passed to ban breaking the silence. Mk tamar zandberg of meretz said at the meeting, this is not the law of breaking the silence but of im tirtzu a foreignfunded and confidential organization that brings knesset. Before her husbands death, she was in search of a person named sarah tolley, an alzheimers patient, who seemed to have connection with lauras deceased father. On monday, bennett announced with much fanfare that he is henceforth prohibiting representatives of breaking the silence from entering israeli high schools. Im tirtzu feeds our enemies by attempting to silence the voice of free and open debate. Breaking the silence draws massive fire jewish week. But if its the family of the incredibly powerful, incredibly alluring businessman with whom youve been conducting a secret office affair, and they dont yet know about the affair, things are a little bit different. Im tirtzu building the zionist dream fighting the good fight. Breaking the silence bts tells a story of laura brandon, whose daughter hasnt spoke since her husband committed suicide. Im tirtzu a palestinian sheikh finds shelter in jewish.
It then turned out that his own campaign manager and public relations guru, moshe klughaft, had produced the incendiary foreignagent, im tirtzu video. Not only does the readers get an indepth look at spains civil war through generations of family and this little girls eyes, but the trauma she also endured is amazing. Im tirtzu is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening and nurturing a zionist society by advocating for israel in israel. The petition has even expanded to social media where we are. So many questions to be answered, chief among them. Tel aviv university, however, rejected im tirtzu s request because im tirtzu is included in the definition of an organization with a political character. In order to strengthen the bill aimed at preventing the radical ngo breaking the silence from entering schools, im tirtzu initiated a petition of over 75 wounded idf veterans who called to support the bill. Dec 16, 2015 im tirtzu has long targeted harsh criticism at liberal israeli activists, and the new israel fund in particular. My name is tuvia book i also served in the israel defense forces and i am also sick of hearing all the talk. A flyer for the hebron tours run by im tirtzu and the jewish community of hebron. In expressing his condemnation of the im tirtzu campaign, netanyahu made sure to tack on, the public is strongly opposed to breaking the silence, which libels israel abroad. All im tirtzu and the jewish community of hebron are doing with their messaging effort, he said, is telling the truth. Ngo report says 20 groups sabotaging israel from within. There is also hypocrisy in im tirtzu s claim that organizations such as breaking the silence are illegitimate or moles, because they receive donations from foreign countries and bodies.
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