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Nadav Bigelman

Nov 10, 2015, 6:04 PM

How Settlers’ Call for Force Masks the Occupation

Last week, Israel Harel argued that Israeli leadership is treating the waves of Palestinian terror against Israelis as if they are unavoidable, natural phenomena, and that this approach is wrong. I couldn’t agree more: Terror is not a natural...

Sep 22, 2015, 1:08 PM

A 48-Year Long Sin

Yom Kippur is right around the corner, and in line with the annual tradition, Jews around the world are introspectively reflecting on both themselves and the communities to which they belong. As an Israeli, and as a Jew, I...

Jul 15, 2015, 3:55 PM

Holding Our Leaders Accountable – Not Soldiers Alone

Almost a year has gone by since Operation “Protective Edge” ended, and ever since, government spokespersons have repeatedly recited the mantra that the IDF did everything possible to minimize Palestinian civilian casualties. A few weeks ago this messaging was...

May 6, 2015, 10:05 AM

Good morning al-Burejj

“ I personally asked my commander: ‘Where are we firing at?’ He told me: ‘Pick wherever you feel like it.’ And then the commander says on the radio: ‘3, 2, 1, fire.’ And everyone fired shells wherever they...

About Me

Nadav Bigelman served as an infantry combat soldier in the Nahal Brigade and now works as a researcher for Breaking the Silence. Despite growing up in Jerusalem on Bethlehem Road, a road that can be followed to Bethlehem itself, he was only exposed to Palestinian culture and the reality of occupation when he ended up serving in the West Bank.