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il Commie
21st December 2003, 18:40
This evening the media published a new letter written by IDF soldiers and officers refusing to serve in the occupied territories! This movment is growing bigger and bigger every day!

They still support Zionism ("a jewish-democratic state") but they understand the occupation is immoral and illegal!


Here's part of what they wrote which I am translating for you:


- We won't give our hand to the rule of oppression in the territories anymore.

- We won't give our hand to the dismissal of human rights of millions of palestinians anymore.

- We won't be a defence wall to the settlements.

- We won't corrupt our human image in the missions of the occupation army anymore.

- We won't deny our designation as fighters of the Israeli Defence Force anymore.

Please note it's my translation, therefore it might not be precise.

il Commie
24th December 2003, 16:48
Today, the Knesset had a debate on that issue. I watched it on TV. The refuseniks were condemed by almost all zionist MK's ofcourse, except two from the so-called social democrat party, which was divided bon this issue.

The biggest and most true defenders of the refuseniks were Muhamad Barakeh and Issam Makhoul, MK's of Hadash and members of the ICP leadership.

Today I was proud to be a member of this party.