Shovrim Shtika: Traumatized members of the occupying (Israeli Defense) forces break the silence


	Shovrim Shtika: Traumatized members of the occupying (Israeli Defense) forces break the silence

Rasmus

5-15-2008 8:06 AM

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israel, palestine, palästina, shovrim shtika, schovrim schtika

Rasmus says:

Avichai Charon said:

What haunts me? It’s the memories of 6-year-old, 7-year-old Palestinian children watching with tears in their eyes when you’re tossing their room, breaking their wall, taking their father and slamming him into the wall before arresting him.

Reports and statements of Israeli conscripts in English language, partially translated into German.
See also righthand's clip.

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