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December 15th, 2015 
Awake Goy Days of Palestine, Jerusalem –Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon banned on Tuesday Israeli veteran group Breaking the Silence over exposing war crimes of Israeli army.
On social media, he described the left-wing veteran group as hypocrite and spreading “false propaganda” against Israeli forces and the state of ‘Israel’ in attempt to “delegitimise” them.
Yaalon pledged to prevent the group of taking part with any of the official activities of the Israeli occupation forces.
Breaking the Silence responded to the comment on social media, saying the group has been under attack for the past several months “through a pre-meditated campaign.”
“Extreme right-wing, including Israeli parliamentarians and elected officials, along with public figures and right-wing organisations, are trying to silence both of us and every debate related to the 48-year-long occupation,” the group said.
Breaking the Silence is an organisation comprised of Israeli veterans, who served in combat “and have taken it upon themselves to expose the Israeli public to the reality of everyday life in the Occupied Territories.”
The group produces videos, collects testimonies and gives lectures on war crimes committed by Israeli leadership through its military since 1967.
The heated debate follows the brief detainment of an Israeli soldier as he entered the UK last week. The soldier was reportedly detained for alleged war crimes committed against Palestinians during last year’s Israeli offensive on Gaza.
Following the UK’s detainment of the soldier, who has not been identified, Yaalon and leaders within the Israeli forces contacted the UK government and arranged his release.
Earlier this month, right-wing Knesset members from the Likud party proposed a bill that would limit foreign-backed NGOs from working within ‘Israel’.
The purpose of the bill is reportedly an attempt to curb the influence of left-wing NGOs on Israeli policy and public opinion, both domestically and abroad.
Source Article from http://www.daysofpalestine.com/news/israel-defence-minsiter-bans-israeli-rights-group/
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