MKs demand investigation after TV report says leftist group may have gathered sensitive information.
Hevron resident argues with Breaking the Silence member
Israeli politicians from both left and right were fuming on Thursday evening, after a Channel 2 investigative report revealed that members of the leftist organization Breaking the Silence apparently tried MKs left and right furious over ‘Breaking the Silence’ report
MKs demand investigation after TV report says leftist group may have gathered sensitive information.to gather intelligence about sensitive IDF operations along the border with Hamas.
Minister Ze’ev Elkin (Likud) said he was “shocked by the findings of the investigation on Breaking the Silence…such activity has no connection to an ideological debate about what is happening in Judea and Samaria, raises serious concerns over the use of Breaking the Silence as a spying tool against the IDF and requires an immediate investigation of the Shin Bet and the Military Police. If necessary, those responsible should be brought to justice.”
Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely (Likud) called the findings of the investigation “serious” and added, “I call on the police and on all relevant parties to immediately investigate the findings and reveal once and for all the truth behind the organization.”
Deputy Defense Minister Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan (Jewish Home) said, “I urge the Israeli police and the Shin Bet to immediately launch an investigation following the reports about Breaking the Silence and bring them to justice.”
“There is no doubt from watching the report that this organization is a fifth column and that these are individuals whose sole purpose is to collect intelligence and operate against security forces in an improper manner,” Ben-Dahan added.
Knesset Speaker MK Yuli Edelstein (Likud) said he was stunned by the findings and believes that they have nothing to do with human rights, which Breaking the Silence claims to deal with.
“It’s time to say ‘enough’ to Breaking the Silence. As Speaker of the Knesset, I believe that the law enforcement authorities must investigate the matter and determine what sensitive information is in their hands and if, God forbid, they are making inappropriate use of it.”
Members of the opposition reacted angrily to the investigative report as well. MK Eitan Cabel (Zionist Union) said that “the activities of Breaking the Silence, as revealed tonight, crossed a red line that should not be crossed. These are very serious findings which point to the systematic gathering of evidence against the army, against the state, against us. There is no choice but a police investigation.”
MK Itzik Shmuli (Zionist Union) added, “The findings are very serious and very disturbing and there’s no difference between left and right in this matter. Instead of [Breaking the Silence’s] declared activities with regards to human rights – we discovered a subversive activity of collecting classified intelligence and operational information that we do not know to whom it was passed on and for what.”
“The police must immediately open an investigation. Breaking the Silence has long ago crossed the line between legitimate criticism and destructive activity which blackens the face of Israel in the world and now is apparently engaging in activity that could harm its security. These guys have lost the right to say anything in the name of morality,” added Shmuli.
Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid said that “Breaking the Silence undermines the State of Israel and causes untold damage to the State of Israel and its soldiers. This organization does not have any right to exist in a country which fights terrorism on a daily basis.”
MK Oded Forer (Yisrael Beytenu), meanwhile, wrote a letter to the Attorney General calling on him to open an urgent investigation against the organization.
In his letter, MK Forer wrote that “the manner of collecting evidence, including preliminary mobilization, targeting specific units, collecting information on IDF operations and its weapons and other disturbing evidence, raise a clear concern that serious security offenses were committed in this case.”
“There is no doubt that a black flag is flying over the activities of the organization and an investigation against it must be launched immediately, because every day that passes leads to further risks to Israel and its citizens, soldiers and other security forces,” wrote Forer.
Breaking the Silence CEO Yuli Novak, in response to the Channel 2 report, denied the organization had collected any classified materials.
“We work closely with the military censor and we do not plant soldiers in the Civil Administration to get information,” she said.
@ bernard ross:
I cannot fathom how come the General Security Services aka “Shin Bet”, the Mosad, the Military Intelligence units and police all failed to “find” the treason plan and its planners and operatives…
Notice that PRIVATE investigators groups “found” the scum… In most cases the government peons will do their best to void, hide the findings.
I guess that the reason why they never find… such garbage is because the so called State security systems were and are too busy assaulting Jews, covering up for those abandoning land and Heritage, torturing some people as well and all that prevents from them doing their real jobs.
@ JoeBillScott:
Indeed that would be at least what must be done. Regrettably though, nothing of substance will be done against the mortal enemies in question. Netanyahu is not a leader of action, he was and remains a speechster.
His associates are a match to that.
What that aggregate of so called leaders will do, instead of dealing with the traitors, is attacking and freezing out Jews.
for breaking the silence a firing squad would be appropriate to their behavior… but I felt that before the latest revelations of treason and espionage. Israel is in a war, and if the guy next to you is sabotaging your effort then you shoot him right there on the battlefield. The Jews have too many traitors masquerading as humanitarians and democrats. Take off the mask and give them the blindfold.
Interesting how so many military and intelligence folks elevate themselves to political and diplomatic experts. I usually find that such folks weren’t good at their own specialty and therefore branch into others to cover up their own incompetence.
BB and Yaalon have mastered the Zen art of “not doing”.
@ SHmuel HaLevi 2:
Good, because of a lot of these are traitorous Jews. Put them in the same dungeons with the Jew-loving Jews and see what happens to them.
Netanyahu and his aggregate will make faces, say stupid things, even will perform his speeching for a while but will do nothing.
ONLY Jews they persecute and otherwise from time to time, torture and keep in what the renegades call, “administrative detention”.
The time for arrests and unlimited administrative detention of these truly seditious agents, both foreign and domestic has come.