An Exercise in Creative Writing: Breaking the Silence’s Book Project - by Prof. Gerald Steinberg

...As one of the many advocacy groups in the New Israel Fund network that place the blame for the conflict entirely on Israel, Breaking the Silence (a small NGO with a large budget) has been unable to convince many Israelis of the wisdom and practicality of its perspective. Israelis know the reality, including the basic issues of Palestinian rejectionism, terrorism, and incitement, and are not buying the simplistic NGO narrative.

Prof. Gerald Steinberg..
Algemeiner.com..
30 May '17..

Kingdom of Olives and Ash, edited by fiction writers Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman and prepared in cooperation with the highly controversial (understatement) Israeli NGO “Breaking the Silence,” is being published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the 1967 war.

More than a literary work, this book is a political project, which, like most of Breaking the Silence’s activities, seeks to persuade an audience of non-Israelis and non-Palestinians.

As one of the many advocacy groups in the New Israel Fund network that place the blame for the conflict entirely on Israel, Breaking the Silence (a small NGO with a large budget) has been unable to convince many Israelis of the wisdom and practicality of its perspective. Israelis know the reality, including the basic issues of Palestinian rejectionism, terrorism, and incitement, and are not buying the simplistic NGO narrative.

As a result, this group has turned its passions and coffers towards international audiences with a superficial understanding of Israeli reality, in an attempt to force fundamental policy changes under the slogan of “ending the occupation.” This strategy is amplified by the millions of shekels it receives from European governments, church groups, and other actors that do not have Israel’s best interests in mind.

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