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We are Israeli reservists. We refuse to serve.
Thursday, July 24, 2014 9:37
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Whenever the Israeli army drafts the reserves — which are made up of ex-soldiers — there are dissenters, resisters, and AWOLers among the troops called to war. Now that Israel has sent troops to Gaza again and reserves are being summoned to service, dozens are refusing to take part.
We are more than 50 Israelis who were once soldiers and now declare our refusal to be part of the reserves.
We oppose the Israeli Army and the conscription law. Partly, that’s because we revile the current military operation. But most of the signers below are women and would not have fought in combat. For us, the army is flawed for reasons far broader than “Operation Protective Edge,” or even the occupation.
We rue the militarization of Israel and the army’s discriminatory policies …. http://www.washingtonpost.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2014/07/we-are-israeli-reservists-we-refuse-to.html
