Sharon : IDF soldiers are the most moral

In an interview with parliamentary correspondents, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said this afternoon, "Israeli soldiers act with the utmost morality during operations

Now the mothers' letter

After the letters sent by the pilots, fighters in the General Staff's special reconnaissance unit, and high school students in their final year announcing their refusal to serve in the occupied territories

No one wants to be the last person to die in Gaza

Reservist sentenced to 28 days in prison for refusing to serve in Gaza . He says most soldiers in the squadron avoided service. The IDF remembers the days before the withdrawal from Lebanon

Five refuseniks released

This morning five refuseniks were released: Haggai Matar, Matan Kaminer, Shimri Tzameret, Adam Maor, and Noam Bahat.

Courage to Refuse nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

The Courage to Refuse movement and one of its founders, Israel Defense Forces reserve Captain David Zonshein, have been nominated for the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.

Refuseniks also nominated for Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize committee announced that the Courage to Refuse movement was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this year

If the father was a refusenik who left Israel , it's no surprise that his daughter is a refusenik too

High Court Justices Eliyahu Matza, Ayala Procaccia, and Edmond Levy reviewed a petition submitted by Laura Milo, who refused to serve in "the army responsible for occupation crimes

Shaldag commandos: house demolitions are immoral

After the refusenik letter from the General's Staff elite unit and the pilots' letter, Maariv reveals that another document has been released that gravely threatens the legitimacy of the Israeli army: four team commanders from the Shaldag unit

"The Shaldag officers' letter is legitimate"

Commenting on the news published by Maariv that four officers with the Shaldag unit sent a letter harshly criticizing Israeli army operations in the territories

Conscientious objector

There is a troubling and sad element in the refuseniks' public claim that Israel is a "totalitarian state" (in the language of the right) or "an absolutely evil state" (in the language of the left)

Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee to discuss taking practical steps against refuseniks

MK Yuval Shteinitz (Likud), head of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, announced that he will convene a special session of the committee to discuss practical steps to be taken to combat refusal to serve in the military

'Breaking the Silence' offers new ammo on army misdeeds

The released soldiers behind the "Breaking the Silence" exhibition distributed to the press this week a new collection of soldiers' testimonies of incidents in the territories

A military physician refuses to serve in Gaza

The Israeli army is shocked: a doctor with the rank of lieutenant informed his commander that he refused to serve with his unit in Gaza because he objects to Israeli army practices in the territories

Application by women refuseniks to perform national service denied

Recently, the Shlomit Association, which works on enrolling secular girls who have been excused from military duty into the national service, has stopped offering this service to women who refuse to do military service for reasons of conscience

Mazuz: I understand and I sympathize with the refusniks

There was a surprise in store for the participants who came from all over Israel to attend the Bar Association meeting in Eilat

Following an article by Courage to Refuse: Eli Geva supports the refuseniks

Eli Geva expressed his support for the selective refusal of military service, and compared his refusal to serve during the Lebanon War to the refusal of members of Courage to Refuse. Geva expressed these sentiments in an interview with Shevaa Yamim , following an article written by Chen Alon and David Zonshein, published in Yediot Aharonot

Judaism supports refusing to obey orders

We have all come to realize that using violence to control another nation leads to terrible acts of retaliation and destructive acts against civilians

Ben-Artzi jailed for two months and fined

Refusenik convicted in a criminal court for refusing to follow orders, sentence postponed; his attorney: he has been greatly wronged

The Military Police investigate testimonies in the soldiers' exhibit in Hebron

The Military Police will launch an investigation following testimonies publicized in an exhibit by soldiers entitled "Breaking the Silence