breaking the silence Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/breaking-the-silence/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Mon, 18 Jan 2021 08:30:39 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Minister of Education bans groups that degrade IDF, Israel from schools https://www.jwire.com.au/minister-of-education-bans-groups-that-degrade-idf-israel-from-schools/ https://www.jwire.com.au/minister-of-education-bans-groups-that-degrade-idf-israel-from-schools/#respond Mon, 18 Jan 2021 08:30:39 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=120498 Education Minister Yoav Gallant issued an order on Sunday banning organizations that degrade IDF soldiers or the state of Israel from lecturing or conducting activities in schools.

The post Minister of Education bans groups that degrade IDF, Israel from schools appeared first on J-Wire.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/minister-of-education-bans-groups-that-degrade-idf-israel-from-schools/feed/ 0 120498 Knesset ratifies Breaking the Silence law banning group from schools https://www.jwire.com.au/knesset-ratifies-breaking-the-silence-law-banning-group-from-schools/ https://www.jwire.com.au/knesset-ratifies-breaking-the-silence-law-banning-group-from-schools/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2018 06:51:50 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=87505 The Knesset ratified the so-called “Breaking the Silence Law” overnight between Monday and Tuesday, giving Education Minister Naftali Bennett the authority to prevent organisations that “act against the IDF” from addressing school groups or entering state-funded schools.

The post Knesset ratifies Breaking the Silence law banning group from schools appeared first on J-Wire.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/knesset-ratifies-breaking-the-silence-law-banning-group-from-schools/feed/ 3 87505 Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks to launch book on Israel’s 50-year occupation https://www.jwire.com.au/pulitzer-prize-winner-geraldine-brooks-to-launch-book-on-israels-50-year-occupation/ https://www.jwire.com.au/pulitzer-prize-winner-geraldine-brooks-to-launch-book-on-israels-50-year-occupation/#comments Mon, 14 May 2018 01:13:42 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=85331 The New Israel Fund Australia will launch K​ingdom of Olives and Ash,​ a collection of essays exploring the 50th anniversary of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank.

The post Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks to launch book on Israel’s 50-year occupation appeared first on J-Wire.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/pulitzer-prize-winner-geraldine-brooks-to-launch-book-on-israels-50-year-occupation/feed/ 6 85331 Examining Breaking the Silence https://www.jwire.com.au/examining-breaking-the-silence/ https://www.jwire.com.au/examining-breaking-the-silence/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2015 04:43:47 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=53566 To be the only democracy in the Middle East, possessing the most moral army in the world, is a noble aspiration.

The post Examining Breaking the Silence appeared first on J-Wire.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/examining-breaking-the-silence/feed/ 3 53566 Partners in Hate…writes Michael Kuttner https://www.jwire.com.au/partners-in-hate-writes-michael-kuttner/ https://www.jwire.com.au/partners-in-hate-writes-michael-kuttner/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2015 00:35:57 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=53477 We have just arrived back in Israel from a vacation in Switzerland.

The post Partners in Hate…writes Michael Kuttner appeared first on J-Wire.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/partners-in-hate-writes-michael-kuttner/feed/ 1 53477 My unpleasant evening with ‘Breaking the Silence’…writes Hen Mazzig https://www.jwire.com.au/my-unpleasant-evening-with-breaking-the-silence-writes-hen-mazzig/ https://www.jwire.com.au/my-unpleasant-evening-with-breaking-the-silence-writes-hen-mazzig/#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2014 07:12:49 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=41894 I recently attended a disturbing lecture at Washington University in St. Louis. It was co-sponsored by St. Louis Hillel at Washington University and J Street U. The speaker, a former Israeli soldier with the group “Breaking the Silence” (BtS), misrepresented and demonized the Israel Defense Forces, Israel, and Israeli policy.

The post My unpleasant evening with ‘Breaking the Silence’…writes Hen Mazzig appeared first on J-Wire.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/my-unpleasant-evening-with-breaking-the-silence-writes-hen-mazzig/feed/ 3 41894 Breaking the Silence and NIF tell Australian Jews to “pay up and shut up” https://www.jwire.com.au/breaking-the-silence-and-nif-tell-australian-jews-to-pay-up-and-shut-up/ https://www.jwire.com.au/breaking-the-silence-and-nif-tell-australian-jews-to-pay-up-and-shut-up/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:48:20 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=27764 The leaders of the Israeli fringe group known as Breaking the Silence (BtS) specialise in sharp criticism of the IDF, but they show no tolerance when it comes to criticism of their own activities. Their part of the current debate in Australia has been particularly shrill, self-righteous, and lacking in substance....write Gerald Steinberg and Naftali Balanson.

The post Breaking the Silence and NIF tell Australian Jews to “pay up and shut up” appeared first on J-Wire.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/breaking-the-silence-and-nif-tell-australian-jews-to-pay-up-and-shut-up/feed/ 9 27764 Breaking the Silence replies to the ECAJ https://www.jwire.com.au/breaking-the-silence-replies-to-the-ecaj/ https://www.jwire.com.au/breaking-the-silence-replies-to-the-ecaj/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:25:10 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=27710 In response to a recent publication by the Israeli veteran organization Breaking the Silence, Dr Danny Lamm, president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, blatantly attacked us - veterans of the Israeli Defense Forces - calling the publication "crude propaganda"....

The post Breaking the Silence replies to the ECAJ appeared first on J-Wire.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/breaking-the-silence-replies-to-the-ecaj/feed/ 31 27710