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A lesson on Israeli ‘democracy’ from an 18-year-old draft refuser
Previous generations of Israelis closed their eyes to the oppression of Palestinians, Mizrahim, and asylum seekers. Our generation can be different.
By
Yahli Agai
September 5, 2023
Bibi is unmoved by air force refusers — the occupation doesn’t need them
The prime minister's indifference to threats by over 1,000 reserve pilots shows that when it comes to Israel’s security, he’s been bluffing the whole time.
By
Meron Rapoport
August 22, 2023
How mass army refusal is forcing Israelis to rethink their red lines
The dissent of thousands of reserve soldiers offers a rare opening for Israelis to question the army’s primary function: maintaining the occupation.
By
Ariel Bernstein
August 13, 2023
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These Israeli youth are burning their draft orders — and no longer feeling alone
Left-wing high schoolers describe how the anti-government protests have provided a window for the mainstreaming of views long deemed illegitimate.
By
Oren Ziv
May 24, 2023
A mass wave of Israeli army refusal could be a transformative moment
Civil resistance against the government has put the Israeli military in an unparalleled crisis, presenting an opportunity for those fighting apartheid.
By
Shimri Zameret
March 5, 2023
Israeli conscientious objector sent to prison for seventh time
Adam Rafaelov will have served a total of 87 days in prison for refusing to join the IDF over its ‘continual, violent, and oppressive rule in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.’ By +972 Magazine Staff An IDF disciplinary body sentenced Israeli conscientious objector Adam Rafaelov to 10 days in military prison last Friday for his…
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+972 Magazine
December 9, 2018
Dozens of Israeli teens: ‘We refuse to enlist out of a commitment to peace’
‘Testimonies of former soldiers teach us that the reality of occupation does not allow one to make a difference from within. The power to change reality does not lay with the single soldier — but with the system as a whole.’ Sixty-three Israeli teenagers have published an open letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu on Thursday,…
By
Haggai Matar
December 29, 2017
‘There is no moral occupation’: Why I refuse to serve
Mattan Helman was supposed to serve in the Nahal Brigrade in the occupied territories. Instead, he will refuse to enlist as a conscientious objector, a decision that will land him in jail.
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Social TV
November 17, 2017
Israeli army jails two conscientious objectors for fourth time
By the time their latest sentence comes to an end, Tamar Ze’evi, 19, and Tamar Alon, 18, will have spent a total of 74 days in jail for refusing to serve in the Israeli army. By Yael Marom The Israeli army on Monday sent two conscientious objectors to jail for the fourth time, just five…
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January 10, 2017
Dozens protest in support of Israeli conscientious objector
Tair Kaminer is expected to be sentenced to a month in military jail for refusing to enlist in the IDF. Kaminer: ‘Military jail frightens me less than our society losing its humanity.’ Approximately 40 demonstrators accompanied Israeli conscientious objector Tair Kaminer to the Tel Hashomer induction base on Sunday, where she is expected to be…
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Haggai Matar
January 10, 2016
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