Israel jails 600 reservists

[Bryan Atinsky]

Hello Peoples,

Yesh Gvul ("There is a Limit/Border"), one of the two main conscientious
objector organizations (Yesh Gvul backs soldiers who refuse 'certain'
assignments "supporting soldiers who refuse assignments of a repressive or
aggressive nature," while New Profile is a conscientious objector
organization in the more explicit sense)...Anyway, Yesh Gvul published this
petition (in Hebrew and English) onto the Indymedia Israel site yesterday.

Hebrew version:
http://www.indymedia.org.il/imc/israel/webcast/display.php3?article_id=13938

English version:
http://www.indymedia.org.il/imc/israel/webcast/13939.html

Here is the Petition:
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Due to the publication of the "Officers' Letter" and its condemnation by the
IDF General Staff and various politicians, who are trying to portray the
refusal to serve in the Occupied Territories as an immoral and marginal act,
we, of "Yesh Gvul", intend to publish a petition in Haaretz in the next few
days.

Following are two versions of the petition, one for soldiers and the other
for supporters of selective refusal. We ask those who support the petition
to sign and return it to:

peretz at yesh-gvul.org

Despite a semblance of Palestinian autonomy - on just one fifth of the
occupied territories - the occupation goes on and on. Over thirty years of
occupation and repression have not halted the Palestinian campaign for
national independence.

The war conducted by the Israeli government for the lands of Ariel and
Bethel, in defence of the pogromists of Itamar and Beit Hadassah, for the
continued occupation of Netzarim and Kiryat Arba, for the continued hold on
Rachel's Tomb - all this is not our war.

(for soldiers)

We the undersigned, IDF soldiers, declare that we will have no part in the
continued repression of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories,
and we will take no part in policing assignments or guarding the settlements
serving those ends.

(for civilians)

We the undersigned, are civilians who, support those soldiers whom declare
that they will have no part in the continued repression of the Palestinian
people in the occupied territories, and who will take no part in policing
assignments or guarding the settlements serving those ends.

Name:

Rank (for soldiers only):

Address:

Telephone:

E-mail:

Signature: