Three conscientious objectors will announce their refusal by Aviv Sela Friday, Apr. 29, 2005 at 3:37 PM |
The three Israeli conscientious objectors will return to the drafting center, with an escort of the "Shministim Letter" activists and other supporters who will show their solidarity with the conscientious objectors by handcuffing themselves to the objectors "until the chains of the Occupation are broken"
The conscientious objectors Eyal Brami, Alex Cohn and Misha Hadar will return to the drafting center "Tel Hashomer" and declare their refusal to serve in the IDF because of the Occupation and their willingness to do civil service instead of military service. They are expected to be imprisoned a second time for their willingness to fallow their conscience. Eyal Brami served 24 days in prison, Misha Hadar served 16 days imprison, and Alex Cohn served 19 days behind bars. Amnesty International has recognized Eyal, the first of the signers of the new "Shministim Letter" of high-school refusniks (http://www.shministim.org) who refused military service, as a conscious objector and has called for his release under international laws.
At 9:15, activists of the "Shministim Letter" and other supporters of the conscientious objectors will demonstrate their solidarity with them by handcuffing themselves to the objectors. They will accompany the three objectors as they return to the drafting center "Tel Hashomer", and demonstrate against the ongoing Israeli occupation of the Occupied Territories. In addition, the demonstrators will pass out a "conscience decree" that will tell about the illegitimate crimes the IDF commits in the Occupied Territories
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