Radio (23 min.): About
Reageer (0)Avichay Sharon Feature
November 2008
At any Israeli checkpoint, the sound of Palestinian protest speaks volumes about how an Israeli soldier stands at the line separating Israel and the Palestinian territories. And for Avichay Sharon, the fine line between war and peace has him asking questions about what's right and wrong.
The former Israeli Army soldier served at the beginning of this decade, just as the second Palestinian intifada started. While he did his duty, he left the army feeling ashamed of just what it meant to be a solider in the occupied territories. And few people, he discovered, would stomach any talk about it.
So he helped co-found Breaking The Silence. The organization brings voice to former soldiers' stories and tries to give context to what they did. It's helping people understand the moral pitfalls facing those who thought they were simply exercising their patriotic duty. Avichay Sharon was in Montreal.
Avichay Sharon is a former Israeli soldier and one of the co-founders of the Israeli organization Breaking The Silence. He's in Canada to be part of "Voices Forward: Film & Culture About People From Israel and Palestine".
(23 min.) starting with 1 min advertizing.
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