Refusenik!: Israel's Soldiers of Conscience
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Hundreds of Israeli soldiers, called up to take part in controversial campaigns like the 1982 invasion of Lebanon or policing duties in the Palestinian territories today, have refused orders. Many of these 'refuseniks' have faced prison sentences rather than take part in what they regard as an unjust occupation in defence of illegal Jewish settlements. In this inspirational book, Peretz Kidron, himself a refusenik, gives us the stories, experiences, viewpoints, even poetry, of these courageous conscripts who believe in their country, but not in its actions beyond its borders. We read about the cautious, even embarrassed, response of the authorities. And we see the wider implications of the philosophy of selective refusal - which is not the same thing as pacifism -- for conscientious citizens in every country where conscription still exists. Here is a real model for the peace movement in Israel and worldwide.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1842774514
ISBN13:9781842774519
Release Date:June 2004
Publisher:Zed Books
Length:144 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.6" x 8.5"
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History Israel Middle East Military Military Science Modern (16th-21st Centuries) WorldCustomer Reviews
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Refusing to Put Down the Gaza Ghetto Uprising
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Israeli soldiers opposed to the horrendous Nazi-style, Zionist occupation of the Gaza ghetto and the West Bank speak out in this moving testimony to the power of conscience over surrender to military orders. One of these objectors writes, "I am a soldier in the Israeli army, imprisoned for refusal to take part in repression, arising from a sense that it is out of the question to be a Jew, the son of a people of refugees and yet repress a people of refugees." The book's editor and compiler, Peretz Kidron, is himself a "refusenik." This book is powerful, first-hand documentary testimony of what the US media will not report in any depth: that Israeli war crimes against Palestinian civilians are so widespread and systematic that some Israeli troops--cognizant of the mandate of Nuremberg-- have refused to take part in them. [The reviewer is the co-author of "The Israeli Holocaust Against the Palestinians]
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