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Alumni of elite Israeli high school call for army draft refusal
Dozens of alumni and former staff members of an elite Jerusalem high school have stated their refusal to serve in the Israeli military, and call on future graduates of the Israel Arts and Sciences Academy to reject the draft.
Conscientious objectors face prison time for refusing compulsory Israeli military conscription orders.
“Refusing to serve in the Israeli military is not an easy choice, but a moral stance against a collective mood manifested in racism and violence on every street these days,” the letter, published yesterday, states.
http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/maureen-clare-murphy/alumni-elite-israeli-high-school-call-army-draft-refusal
