Ayelet Kroizer, Former IDF Spokesperson, Appointed Spokesperson for Breaking the Silence; Storm Online

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Ayelet Kroizer, who served in the IDF Spokesperson's Unit, was appointed spokesperson for the Breaking the Silence organization. According to Arutz Sheva, in the post she published she accused the IDF Spokesperson of distorting reality. According to Channel 14, she wrote that she saw how the word terrorist is attached even to innocent Palestinians.

Following the publication of the post, Brig. Gen. Effi Defrin sent a letter to all serving personnel, stating that the statements do not reflect the values of the unit. According to Israel Hayom, Defrin sharply criticized the conduct of the spokesperson's unit. According to Ice, reactions were not long in coming.

According to Arutz Sheva, journalist Avishai Greenzeig revealed that Kroizer served in the economic communications desk. Harel Herskovitz, who served in the unit, claimed that she described areas of activity that were not part of her role and demanded examples from her. Shir Shalom, who served with Kroizer, told Channel 14 that "we told the truth".