Haaretz - Israel News - It can happen here
Haaretz - Israel News - It can happen here
Six months ago a group of demobbed soldiers held an exhibit called "Breaking the Silence," which presented testimonies of severe brutality against Palestinians they had witnessed during their military service in Hebron. The chief of staff's response was to send military police to confiscate the material. Anger over the publicity overcame shame, and until the present no information has emerged from army circles regarding lessons learned, or legal steps that may have been taken against those responsible for the brutality described.
For decades the IDF and the settlers have acted as they pleased in the territories, while the Palestinians' image as human beings with rights and with a face has gradually diminished. The process of dehumanization has reached a peak during the last four years, and certainly where there is no respect for human life, there can be no respect for the dead . . .
Six months ago a group of demobbed soldiers held an exhibit called "Breaking the Silence," which presented testimonies of severe brutality against Palestinians they had witnessed during their military service in Hebron. The chief of staff's response was to send military police to confiscate the material. Anger over the publicity overcame shame, and until the present no information has emerged from army circles regarding lessons learned, or legal steps that may have been taken against those responsible for the brutality described.
For decades the IDF and the settlers have acted as they pleased in the territories, while the Palestinians' image as human beings with rights and with a face has gradually diminished. The process of dehumanization has reached a peak during the last four years, and certainly where there is no respect for human life, there can be no respect for the dead . . .