Lobby organisation
Breaking the Silence
NGO or non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Israel · website · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Breaking the Silence appears in 24 declared MEP meetings (20 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.
In their own words
“Breaking the Silence is an organization of veteran soldiers who have served in the Israeli military since the start of the Second Intifada and have taken it upon themselves to expose the public to the reality of everyday life in the Occupied Territories.”
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“We endeavor to stimulate public debate about the price paid for a reality in which young soldiers face a civilian population on a daily basis, and are engaged in the control of that population’s everyday life. Our work aims to bring an end to the occupation.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 24 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (14 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.
The MEPs they meet most
The 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2026 | Lucia Yar | Exchange of views |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Nathalie Loiseau | Situation dans les Territoires palestiniens occupés |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Moritz Körner | Human Rights |
| 12 Dec 2025 | Tineke Strik | Israeli military presence in the West Bank |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Hannah Neumann | Exchange of Views on situation in Israel / Palestine |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Villy Søvndal | Meeting with Breaking the Silence |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Moritz Körner | Introductory Meeting |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Nicola Zingaretti | Democracy in Israel |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Tineke Strik | Human rights |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Cecilia Strada | exchange on the situation in Palestine, with focus on Gaza and the military operations carried out during the conflict, the issue of accountability and impunity, the defiance of international law and the grave violations of human rights |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Rasa Juknevičienė | Situation in Gaza |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Annalisa Corrado | Human Rights |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Laura Ballarín Cereza | Gaza |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Chloé Ridel | Middle East |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Evin Incir | Human Rights situation in Palestine |
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