Burning Conscience: Israeli Soldiers Speak Out

A searing interview with Avichai Sharon and Noam Chayut, both veterans of the Israeli Defense Forces and members of Breaking the Silence. Sharon and Chayut served during the second intifada, an on-going bloodbath that has claimed the lives of over three thousand Palestinians and nine-hundred-fifty Israelis. After thorough introspection, these young men have chosen to speak out about their experiences as self-described "brutal occupiers of a disputed land." Producer: Sat Gwin

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[distressed7]

I like these guys. We wonder why Palestinians fight. If this was done here I'd make HAMAS look tame. Real tame.

[NZDuriahheap]

The Zionists have brain-washed their own kind along with the rest of the world. Fortunately, people are waking up to the monumental lies our history has been.

[IdaSputum]

Israel is CRIMINAL, it holds world record for violations of Human Rights

[maxwellali]

Israel is in breach of the u.n. Conventions of war and terrror but they are immune to any orders. However when palestinians are doing the same thing, they r terrorists! im simply saying double standards! And deaths on both sides are wrong but its not a balanced argument and needs to be investigated and publisised openly by someone with big balls and alot of power!.

[dbsknada]

@yanivy What dirty wars are we fighting that I'm not away of? We haven't been in war since the 90s. The reason why we lack videos showing the 'more humane' side of Israel is because people are too busy reporting the deaths and the illegal acts committed by the IDF. No one would say, a number of people were killed today in Gazza and Israel is continuing its illegal cleansing, but on the other hand here's a nice picture of an Israeli soldier doing a very nice thing.

[092329372]

@4XChaosX4 and who the hell have told you we wanna have peace with them!! i so hate i srael and i am so waiting the day that they will get back to the countries they were kicked out of! we'll never think to have peace! this word doesnt exist at all, since ever israel was "invinted" !!!

[4XChaosX4]

@092329372 No you are just as wrong as your enemies if you have that type of mentality. If you see them as evil and likewise you'll never achieve anything until one side is completely obliterated. I understand the horrors of war on both sides. I don't play the victim and I know a lot of other Palestinians and Israelis don't as well. By releasing the hate, anger, and our vindictive ways we can all make a start to Peace.

[Pastor9764]

@yanivy You don't have a good view of anything, your rampant bias is in the way.

[maxwellali]

The world needs to open there eyes! This is holocaust against palestinians....just as mr.hitler did against are jewish broth an sis brainwashing peoples minds n saying jews are sucking the life blood of germany wen they were not.....innocent died then n so r innocent people dying now.. There is a reason why so many people are speaking out... Open yor eyes peoples, open yor damn eyes!!!!! Stop this f-ing war!!!

[PierewaaierKorthoofd]

@yanivy I don't see how you get the impression that Breaking The Silence claims that the "dirty war" of Hamas, Hezbollah etc. ARE fine; these soldiers are testifying to being troubled by the idea of innocent people being hurt and killed, after all. So there is absolutely no double standard. As to a video on Israel's humane side: I suggest you make one. As to these men's "unpatriotism": they're not opposing the state of Israeli, just certain actions of its army. Nothing unpatriotic there.

[SuccessWithHassan]

May God Bless them for admitting this.