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• Conscientious Objector / Refusers / Refuseniks

  Three Israeli army refusers: ‘We will not participate in genocide’

  7 August, by ZIV Oren

  Conscientious objectors Yuval Moav, Itamar Greenberg, and Oryan Mueller explain why they are willing to go to jail in order to stand against the war.
  This week, three 18-year-old conscientious objectors reported to the Israeli army’s Tel Hashomer recruitment center, near Tel Aviv, and declared (…)

• Conscientious Objector / Refusers / Refuseniks

  ‘People say I’m naive, antisemitic, a traitor’: Israeli teen jailed for draft refusal

  26 February, by ORR Sofia , ZIV Oren

  Conscientious objector Sofia Orr explains why she never wavered in her decision despite the crackdown in Israel against opponents of the war.
  On Sunday morning, 18-year-old Israeli conscientious objector Sofia Orr arrived at the army’s recruitment center near Tel Aviv and declared her refusal (…)

• Conscientious Objector / Refusers / Refuseniks

  ‘I refuse to take part in a revenge war’: Israel jails teen for opposing army draft

  28 December 2023, by ZIV Oren

  Tal Mitnick is the first Israeli conscientious objector to be imprisoned since Oct. 7. He explains why the current war has only reaffirmed his convictions.
  Tal Mitnick.
  On Tuesday, Dec. 26, 18-year-old Tal Mitnick from Tel Aviv became the first Israeli to refuse mandatory military service (…)