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Statement by Medical and Mental Health Teams Regarding the Decision to Revoke the Licenses of International Non-Governmental Aid Organizations in the Gaza Strip

This week, the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs announced that the operating licenses of 37 international aid organizations working in Gaza and the West Bank will be revoked as of January 1, and that these organizations must cease their activities in Gaza and the West Bank by early March. In recent months, Israel has introduced regulatory … להמשך קריאה

The Forum's Publication in the 'Hutzot' Journal

The online journal – 'Hutzot – A Cultural-Political Journal', has published a panel discussion featuring several members of the 'Silence is a Crime' forum. You are invited to read it by clicking the link.

An Email of Soul-Searching to the Professional Unions

In a few days, we will enter Yom Kippur, a day traditionally devoted to soul-searching. In our professional soul-searching, we ask whether, as caregivers in such a time—when the violence enacted by the society we live in reaches the most severe dimensions imaginable—we are fulfilling our professional role? Can we continue to seclude ourselves in … להמשך קריאה

The Killing of Colleagues in Gaza

The bombardments on Gaza in the last 24 hours alone have claimed the lives of 77 civilians and wounded 265. Two of those killed are our colleagues from the mental health field – Dr. Ismail Abu Raqab, Head of the Psychiatric Department at the Ministry of Health in Gaza, was killed along with his wife … להמשך קריאה

An urgent ethical appeal from psychologists in Israel

To the international psychological community and the esteemed professional organizations, including the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS), the American Psychological Association (APA), and the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA): We, a group of psychologists from Israel, issue this urgent ethical appeal, in the face of the unprecedented atrocities unfolding in Gaza and the … להמשך קריאה

There are no innocents in Gaza

"There are no innocents in Gaza" "There are no innocents in Gaza" is a statement heard from all sides these days, aiming to justify the annihilation of Gaza's population. To our horror, this annihilation currently includes 19,424 children murdered in Gaza, 5,000 of them under the age of 5, alongside 10,138 women and 4,695 elderly … להמשך קריאה

Collage of handwritten envelopes and printed letters placed at entrances and bulletin boards of Educational Psychological Services offices across Israel.

Action for September 1st – An Appeal to the Educational Psychological Services

Today, on the occasion of the opening of the school year, we placed letters in Educational Psychological Services (EPS) centers across the country, with a clear message: We, as mental health and welfare professionals, cannot remain silent in the face of a reality of continuous harm to children and the education system in Gaza. While … להמשך קריאה

An Appeal to the Directors of Educational Psychological Services

1.9.2025 To: Directors, Managers, and Staff of the Educational Psychological Services Subject: Heavy ethical questions at the start of the school year We begin the school year with a very heavy heart as human beings, and with heavy ethical questions as mental health and welfare professionals. On the one hand, we wish our children a … להמשך קריאה

Newsletter 2 – If we may point out, a bombing is occurring right now

We are living in an ongoing extreme reality. Almost two years have passed since the October 7th massacre, the hostages are still in life-threatening danger and indescribable suffering, and the war of annihilation continues to this very moment. In our name, atrocities of starvation, killing, attacks on hospitals, displacement, and destruction are taking place in … להמשך קריאה

Newsletter 1 – Creating an atmosphere that enables discourse

The "Silence is a Crime" forum was created out of the need of mental health and welfare professionals to make their voices heard against what we see as a war of annihilation. We are witnessing the indiscriminate killing of innocents alongside crimes against humanity that Israel is committing in Gaza. Starvation, population displacement, preparation for … להמשך קריאה

About Us

From the silence comes the cry. The cry of those among us for whom the gap between professional ethical codes and their personal conscience—their moral compass—and institutional indifference is a bleeding wound. It is from this place that the "Silence is a Crime" forum was born. Who are we? A group of concerned mental health … להמשך קריאה