Eran Efrati

Eran Efrati, 27, was born and raised in Jerusalem. After graduating high-school he enlisted in the IDF. He served as a combat soldier and later as a commander and company Sergeant in Battalion 50 of the Nachal Division. He spent most of his service in Hebron and throughout the West Bank. In 2009, he was discharged and joined Breaking the Silence, an organization of veteran Israeli soldiers working to raise awareness about the daily reality in the Occupied Territories. He worked as the chief investigator of the organization, collecting testimonies from IDF soldiers about their activities. He also guided political tours to the West Bank and worked to educate the Israeli youth about the reality of being a soldier in an occupying army. His collected testimonies appear in the booklet “Operation Cast Lead” and their most recent release “Our Harsh Logic.” Today he is active with the Israeli group “Boycott from Within.”