Thursday, March 22, 2007
Letter From Israel: Israel's soldiers engage in some soul searching - International Herald Tribune
... Manekin, who was a first lieutenant, is the director of Breaking the Silence, a group of former soldiers, shocked at their own misconduct and that of others, who have gathered to collect their stories and bear witness. Since 2004, the group has collected testimonies from nearly 400 soldiers (in English, http://www.shovrimshtika.org/articles_e.asp).
He spoke of how some soldiers humiliate or beat Palestinians to keep crowds in line, how soldiers are taught to be aggressive, but how most behave within decent moral limits — and of how the fear that hundreds of people could erupt in anger wears at the soul and turns young men callous. ...
... Manekin, who was a first lieutenant, is the director of Breaking the Silence, a group of former soldiers, shocked at their own misconduct and that of others, who have gathered to collect their stories and bear witness. Since 2004, the group has collected testimonies from nearly 400 soldiers (in English, http://www.shovrimshtika.org/articles_e.asp).
He spoke of how some soldiers humiliate or beat Palestinians to keep crowds in line, how soldiers are taught to be aggressive, but how most behave within decent moral limits — and of how the fear that hundreds of people could erupt in anger wears at the soul and turns young men callous. ...
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