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Visit to Denmark by Yehuda Shaul/Breaking the Silence
December 2016
Biography and Background Information
YEHUDA SHAUL
Yehuda Shaul was born and raised in Jerusalem in
an ultra-Orthodox family.
Yehuda served in the Israeli Army as an infantry
combat soldier and commander posted in the West
Bank towns of Bethlehem, Hebron and Ramallah.
In 2004, Yehuda founded Breaking the Silence with
a group of fellow veterans. Initially serving as the
directing manager of the organization, Yehuda has
grown Breaking the Silence to be the leading human rights organization it is today. Yehuda
currently serves as the organization’s Co-Director and Director of Foreign Relations.
BREAKING THE SILENCE
Breaking the Silence is an organization of veteran soldiers who have served in the West Bank
and Gaza since the start of the Second Intifada in 2000. Through collecting and publishing
testimonies from soldiers and conducting tours and other public events, Breaking the Silence is
working to generate a discussion in Israeli society about the occupation and human rights in the
occupied Palestinian territories.
Breaking the Silence has acquired a special standing in the Israeli public and in the media, as it is
unique in giving voice to the experience of soldiers. To date, the organization has collected
testimonies from over 1,100 soldiers who represent all strata of Israeli society and cover nearly
all units that operate in the occupied territories.
For more INFORMATION:
http://www.breakingthesilence.org.il