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Israeli consciencious objector Tal Mitnick during a November interview in Tel Aviv. (Screenshot used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
December 28, 2023, 11:42 pm
Teen sent to military prison over draft refusal; cited ‘revenge campaign’ in Gaza
Tal Mitnick, who signed letter in August indicating intention to refuse, becomes first known refusenik since Oct. 7 onslaught; says there is ‘no military solution’
By ToI Staff
From 'Objector,' a 2019 film being screened at the 2020 International Solidarity Film Festival that will be screened online (Courtesy festival)
November 26, 2020, 1:50 am
Tel Aviv human rights film festival shifts online
Annual event, to take place December 3-10, features 50 films from Israel and beyond that promote human rights and social justice
By Jessica Steinberg
Author Moriel Rothman-Zecher. (YouTube screenshot)
December 29, 2018, 2:36 am
A conscientious objector to the IDF, this Israeli-American says he is a patriot
Moriel Rothman-Zecher spent time in Israeli military prison rather than serve. It’s a period reflected in his critically acclaimed first novel, ‘Sadness Is A White Bird’
By Marshall Weiss
Illustrative: IDF recruits at the IDF's Bakum induction base on their way to become soldiers. (Flash90)
December 28, 2017, 10:53 am
Dozens of 12th-graders to defy draft over ‘oppression’ of Palestinians
In letter to PM, IDF chief, 63 teenagers urge all Israeli youth to refuse to serve in the military until occupation ends, due to ‘racist government policy’ in West Bank
By ToI Staff
Tamar Alon, second from left, and Tamar Ze'evi, center, protesting against being drafted into the Israeli army. The sign reads, 'Neither clerks nor tank drivers, we are refusers and feminists.' (Courtesy of Mesarvot)
March 30, 2017, 8:52 am
Should teens who oppose the occupation be exempt from the IDF?
Army recognizes pacifists as conscientious objectors — but not those who are against specific military policy
By Andrew Tobin
Conscientious objector Tamar Ze'evi. (Ido Heimberg/Mesarvot)
March 23, 2017, 11:36 pm
IDF recognizes anti-occupation draft refuser as conscientious objector
Tamar Ze’evi says she was exempted for opposing Israel’s West Bank policies, marking shift, but military says she was against ‘army service of any kind’
By Judah Ari Gross
Tamar Ze'evi
November 17, 2016, 1:54 pm
Tamar Ze'evi
I refuse to serve in the Israeli military
She says she loves her land and her people and explains why her conscience led her to choose prison over the army
Tamar Alon, left, and Tamar Ze'evi (Hila Aloni Ohayon/Mesarvot/Dor Heimberg)
November 16, 2016, 6:20 pm
Two teenage girls jailed for refusing to join IDF
Conscientious objectors Tamar Alon and Tamar Ze’evi say they won’t ‘contribute to Palestinians’ oppression’
By Michael Bachner
Tair Kaminer, a 19-year-old Israeli woman who spent more than five months in military prison for refusing to enlist, after her release on July 18, 2016. (screen capture: Ynet)
July 19, 2016, 1:10 am
IDF releases longest jailed female military objector
Tair Kaminer says ‘great weight lifted’ as she is let out of army prison after five months for refusing to enlist
By ToI Staff
Tair Kaminer, a 19-year-old Israeli woman who spent more than three months in military prison in what supporters say is the longest sentence ever handed down to a female conscientious objector in Israel. (Shani Scarlett Kagan/Mesarvot via AP)
July 14, 2016, 8:24 pm
Israel’s longest jailed female military objector to be freed
After 150 days in prison, IDF board rules Tair Kaminer ‘unfit’ to serve, paving way for her release
By ToI Staff
Tair Kaminer, a 19-year-old Israeli woman who spent more than three months in military prison in what supporters say is the longest sentence ever handed down to a female conscientious objector in Israel. (Shani Scarlett Kagan/Mesarvot via AP)
May 19, 2016, 2:56 am
Israeli woman, 19, becomes longest jailed military objector
Tair Kaminer, who has served 111 days inside, says she is ready to serve the country, but not in a military capacity
By Josef Federman
An image of Aiden Katri uploaded to her Facebook page on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, together with a post explaining her decision to conscientiously object (Aiden Katri/Facebook)
April 1, 2016, 2:59 am
Israeli transgender activist asks to go to women’s prison
IDF says conscientious objector Aiden Katri didn’t alert the military of her gender identity before she was sentenced
By AP
A Druze family stands silent during a Memorial Day ceremony at the military cemetery of Ussefiya on Mount Carmel, April 2010 (photo credit: Matanya Tausig/Flash90)
May 15, 2014, 1:31 pm
From Israel’s most loyal minority, draft objectors emerge
Stop trampling our religious sensibilities and treating us like a herd, Druze activists demand, fed up with state discrimination
By Elhanan Miller
Egyptian pacifist Emad Al-Dafrawi poses with a sign in support of Nathan Blanc, Cairo, April 19 (photo credit: courtesy/Nader Wagdy)
June 2, 2013, 7:54 pm
Israeli and Egyptian pacifists join forces
Conscientious objector Nathan Blanc and his Egyptian counterparts exchange messages of encouragement over the web
By Elhanan Miller
A protest calling for the release of conscientious objector Natan Blanc from military prison, in front of the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 (photo credit: Oded Balilty/AP)
May 30, 2013, 1:39 pm
After 178 days in jail, objector to be released from IDF service
Natan Blanc refused army enlistment over opposition to Israel’s West Bank policy
By Gavriel Fiske
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