draft refuser

Kamal Zidan and his grandmother pose for a photo before he presented himself at the Israeli army induction base. (Courtesy of the Zidan family)
Druze draft refuser sent to Israeli military prison, put in solitary
Druze-Arab men, unlike other Arab citizens of Israel, are subject to the same mandatory conscription as Jewish Israelis. Kamal Zidan is refusing because of his Palestinian identity. Kamal Zidan, an Arab-Druze citizen of Israel, presented himself at the Israeli army’s Tel HaShomer induction based last Sunday and declared that he refuses to be conscripted into the…
By Rami Younis April 22, 2019
Conscientious objector Hadas Tal.
Conscientious objector: ‘I refuse to be a tool of the gov’t’
Hadas Tal is the latest Israeli to publicly refuse to join the Israeli army because of its human rights violations against Palestinians. Before heading to prison, she speaks about her about her family’s reaction, the potential consequences of her decision, and why so many conscientious objectors are women. Hadas Tal showed up to the Israeli…
By Orly Noy August 7, 2017
Uriel Ferera, 19-year-old orthodox Jew from Beer Sheva, enters Tel Ha'Shomer Military Base, where he will announce his refusal to draft to Israeli army service, April 27, 2014. Uriel says he refuses to take part in the occupation and that his request for civil service instead of a military one was rejected by the army.
‘God can’t hear you’: Orthodox draft refuser’s first night in prison
Uriel Ferera, who was jailed by the IDF for refusing to serve in the occupation, managed to call his mother after a few days in prison. The following is his experience, in his own words. By Avi Belcherman Jailed Orthodox conscientious objector Uriel Ferera managed to call his mother Ruti last Thursday and told her…
By +972 Magazine May 11, 2014
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