Breaking The Silence

NGO alleges IDF razed civilian homes for buffer zone, did not have clear rules of engagement

The NGO also alleged that there is no “proper combat procedure,” such as exists in the West Bank.

A site of an Israeli strike on a house, in Deir Al-Balah the Gaza Strip. April 7, 2025.
 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, October 26, 2024.

Anonymous soldier claims IDF uses human shields in Gaza - report

 Amiram Levin speaks at a conference organized by Zionist Camp parliament member Erel Margalit in Tel Aviv. May 22, 2016.

West Bank 'apartheid' is 'just like Nazi Germany' - former IDF commander

 An ultra-orthodox Jew, in 1995, kisses the tombstone of Baruch Goldstein, the Israeli settler who in 1994 shot and killed 29 Palestinians as they prayed in a mosque in Hebron

10% of Israeli Jews think terrorist Baruch Goldstein is a 'national hero' - poll


Breaking the Silence fights for survival to keep sources secret

For around 11 years, the NGO has delivered anonymous testimonies from soldiers on alleged IDF abuses during conflict with the Palestinians.

An IDF soldier from the Golani Brigade trains in northern Israel

Court to debate whether NGO Breaking the Silence should reveal its anonymous sources

Breaking the Silence has vehemently rejected the allegations and calls to investigate the group, describing them as part of a right-wing smear campaign.

The offices of the Breaking the Silence organization in Tel Aviv

Captain America: Civil War- A Movie About Israel

The Jerusalem Post

How ‘Breaking the Silence’ fails Israel

Most concerning is BtS’s open association with BDS groups.

The offices of the Breaking the Silence organization in Tel Aviv

Column One: The consequences of anti-Zionism

Our government needs to pointedly and consistently explain to the leaders of Europe that their assault on Israel will not convince the jihadists to spare them.

A woman reads testimonies during a gathering in Tel Aviv to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Israeli NGO "Breaking the Silence"

Hillel – and American Jewish donors – must reject Breaking The Silence

How can leaders of BTS be scheduled to speak at Columbia University on March 31st?

IDF soldiers stand guard during a demonstration by Palestinians against the closure of the main road in Jabaa area south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem

Ya'alon: If NGO Breaking the Silence used classified info abroad, it's 'treachery'

Defense minister orders probe of NGO; Ya'alon's comments draw fire from opposition MKs.

Former defense minister Moshe Yaalon

PM says ‘insufferable’ Breaking the Silence is ‘being dealt with’

IDF watchdog states it has not been contacted by authorities, Livni calls campaign against NGO a politically motivated ‘hate fest’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the weekly cabinet meeting, March 20, 2016

Ya'alon to open immediate probe into Breaking the Silence IDF information breach

On Thursday, Channel 2 alleged that the left-wing NGO was gathering intelligence on the IDF after obtaining undercover footage of activists asking soldiers questions about confidential information.

Former defense minister Moshe Yaalon

Report: NGO Breaking the Silence collected classified information on IDF

The footage was gathered by Ad Khan, who had infiltrated the ranks of Breaking the Silence over the last two years, according to Channel 2.

IDF soldiers stand guard during a demonstration by Palestinians against the closure of the main road in Jabaa area south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem