Useful Websites on the Israeli Refuser Movement
Breaking the Silence
Breaking the Silence is an organization of Israeli reservists who have served in the occupied Palestinian territories and have created a traveling exhibit detailing their experience while serving. In the words of Breaking the Silence, "We all agree that as long as Israeli society keeps sending its best people to military combat service in the occupied territories, it is extremely important that all of us, Israeli citizens, know the price which the generation who is fighting in the territories is paying, the impossible situations it is facing, the insanity it is confronting everyday, and the heavy burden it bears after being discharged from the IDF – a heavy burden that hasn’t left us. That’s why we decided to break the silence, because it’s time to tell. Time to tell about everything that goes on there each and every day."
Combatants for Peace
Combatants for Peace is a group of Israeli and Palestinian individuals who were actively involved in the cycle of violence in Israel and Palestine. The Israelis served as combat soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces and the Palestinians were involved in acts of violence in the name of Palestinian liberation. The ex-fighters now are working together for an end to the Israeli occupation of Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem through nonviolent means.
Courage to Refuse
Courage to Refuse is an organization of officers in the Israeli military who refuse to serve in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The organization was founded following the publication of The Combatants’ Letter in 2002 by a group of 50 combat officers and soldiers. In that letter the signers declared, “We shall not continue to fight beyond the 1967 borders in order to dominate, expel, starve and humiliate an entire people.”
New Profile
New Profile is an Israeli feminist organization which supports conscientious objectors and raises questions about the influence the deep roots of militarism on Israeli society.
The Refuser Solidarity Network
The Refuser Solidarity Network in an organization based in the United States that provides support for the growing Refuser Movement in Israel.
Shministim – Israeli Youth Refusal Movement
The Shministim (hebrew for "high-school") youth refusal movement was founded by a group of young political activists who refuse to serve in the Israeli Defense Force. The youth movement aims to expand the circles of conscientious objectors, and to promote awareness of this phenomenon, primarily in high schools and within youth movements.
Yesh Gvul
Yesh Gvul, Hebrew for “There is a limit,” is the oldest Israeli peace group campaigning against the occupation by backing soldiers who refuse duties of a repressive or aggressive nature. Its overall aim is to combat the misuse of the IDF for unworthy ends and end the occupation.
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