Official from anti-IDF group Breaking the Silence: shooting Israeli soldiers ‘not terrorism’

January 18, 2017 Agencies
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An official from Breaking the Silence (BtS), a left-wing NGO that publicises the testimonies of former Israel Defence Forces (IDF) soldiers in order to spread criticism of the Israeli military, was reportedly caught saying that he does not consider shooting IDF soldiers to be terrorism.

The Hebrew-language logo of Breaking the Silence. Credit: Breaking the Silence.

Israel’s Channel 20 reported that Nadav Weiman, the public relations coordinator of BtS, recently told activists, “If you shoot at soldiers, you are trying to kill soldiers. You are not a terrorist.”

“If there is another country that is conquering your country, the area where you live, you are allowed to use violent means to fight the conquering entity, only…against soldiers and police officers, but if you stab a soldier at a checkpoint, that is not a terrorist attack,” Weiman said.

Weimen reportedly made the statement to undercover activists for a right-wing Israeli organization, Ad Kan, who were posing as far-left activists in order to penetrate BtS. The undercover activists had been documenting the group’s activities for some time, taking part in preparations, lectures and tours of Judea and Samaria.

The exposure of BtS comes as the Israeli Knesset is considering a bill aiming to prohibit members of the group from speaking at educational institutions.

“I never could have imagined anything like this. As a citizen, as education minister, as a soldier and commander, I feel a special obligation to instill the desire to serve in the IDF and love the country,” Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett said.

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2 Responses to “Official from anti-IDF group Breaking the Silence: shooting Israeli soldiers ‘not terrorism’”
  1. Adrian Jackson says:

    That sounds like democracy, left and right in conflict.

  2. Marta Mikey Frid says:

    How far can the betrayal of the Left can go? Enough is never enough for people who are addicted to hating.

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