Months after US airman Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire to protest against the war, two others are protesting. Two active members of the United States Air Force wish to leave military service and become conscientious objectors over Washington’s support for the Israeli military in Gaza. Larry Hebert and Juan Bettancourt say they no longer wish to serve the US …
Mandatory military service in Israel has left some young Israelis facing a stark choice: fight or be branded outsiders. “It doesn’t matter why you do it,” Calderon said of becoming a conscientious objector, someone who refuses to participate in military service on ethical or moral grounds. Refusing in solidarity with Palestinians The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has long been a motive for …
Tel Aviv teen Tal Mitnick is the latest Israeli to refuse to fight against Palestinians, and he is willing to pay a price. When Tel Aviv teen Tal Mitnick refused to enlist in the Israeli army, he was put on trial: on Tuesday, he was taken to military prison to serve a 30-day sentence. And the anti-democratic institution that rules …
