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Letter from Arkady to Prague
A letter from Arkady, who was imprisoned last year for his refusal, to protesters in Prague, Czech Republic. Hello, my name is Arkady. I’m a student at Tel Aviv University and a member of “Mesarvot” I know that from Prague, far from occupied Palestine, the fight against the ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing committed by…
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R’s Refusal Deceleration
My name is R, and today I will enter military prison, because I refuse to take part in the atrocities. Growing up in a state that enters a new round of combat every few years, in an environment that reduced the consequences of war into news reports of the soldiers and the Gaza envelope, has…
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Daniel Schultz’s Refusal declaration
My name is Daniel Schultz, I’m 19 years old, and I grew up in a liberal household in Tel-Aviv. For most of my teen years, my political activity developed in the Yesh Atid youth – where I adopted the core belief that the IDF is the world’s most moral army, and all of its actions…
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Yona Roseman’s Refusal declaration
The state of Israel is committing genocide. With every day that passes, the list of elderly people crushed under the rubble, of men and women shot while waiting for food, of prisoners rotting in the torture camps, and of starving children dying from extreme cold and heat just goes on to infinity. There are no…
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Yuval Moav’s Refusal Declaration
My name is Yuval Moav and I refuse to be complicit in genocide. I am not special. Like people all over the world, I see what my country is doing in Gaza and find myself at a loss for words to describe the horror. I call to bring the war criminals to justice. Still, I…
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Ayana Gerstamann’s Refusal Deceleration
My name is Ayana Gerstmann, I’m 18 years old, and Israeli law dictates that I must enlist. I have decided to refuse to enlist, as my morals have obligated me to do so, and I choose to act accordingly. I was raised in a family that often mentioned the moral failure that is in the…