Israel - In prison for the next 7 days
Sahar Vardi, 18, from Jerusalem, has been sentenced today (25 Aug) to 7 days in military prison (more will likely follow after she is released).
Sahar is the third conscientious objector, and the first woman, to be imprisoned among a new group of high school seniors, who signed a collective declaration of refusal to serve in the Israeli army of occupation, and in the work of organising which she has been very strongly involved.
While she stresses the importance of resisting the occupation of Palestine as a motive for her refusal, Sahar’s conscientious objection is also rooted in a wider pacifist position. In a letter to the Minister of Defence, declaring her refusal to serve in the military, She wrote:…
Israel - Refusing to serve in the army
My name is Omri Evron, and I am a 20 year old socialist peace activist from Israel. In October 2006 I was supposed to be drafted into the IDF, but I refused to do so. As a consequence I was court-martialed and sent to an IDF military prison where I was put in solitary confinement for a few weeks.
This is the letter I wrote before being imprisoned (sorry if it’s a bit too long):
Refusal Statement
Omri Evron,
Tel Aviv 12 October 2006
I, Omri Evron, refuse to serve in the army because I am faithful to the moral principles in which I believe. My refusal to enlist is in protest against the longstanding military occupation of the Palestinian…
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