Breaking the Silence - Israeli Soldiers Speak

Discussion in 'Politics & Religion' started by ziya, May 29, 2008.

  1. #1
    Sorry for the long post.
    There are in israel soldiers who refuse shooting at civilians and some of those soldiers were put in jail. They are called "Refuseniks"
    1- "Courage to Refuse"
    CTR says :
    “
    * We, combat officers and soldiers who have served the State of Israel for long weeks every year, in spite of the dear cost to our personal lives, have been on reserve duty in the Occupied Territories, and were issued commands and directives that had nothing to do with the security of our country, and that had the sole purpose of perpetuating our control over the Palestinian people.
    *We, who know that the Territories are not a part of Israel, and that all settlements are bound to be evacuated,
    * We shall not continue to fight beyond the 1967 borders in order to dominate, expel, starve and humiliate an entire people.
    The missions of occupation and oppression do not serve this purpose – and we shall take no part in them.
    "
    http://www.couragetorefuse.org/english/combatants_letter.asp

    2-Yesh Gvul :
    "
    We, candidates for service and soldiers in the IDF, men and women, as responsible citizens, hereby declare that we will take no part in the continued oppression of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories, and we will not participate in policing actions or in guarding the settlements.
    "
    http://www.yeshgvul.org/index_e.asp

    3-The Shministim
    "
    In March of 2005, a group of 250 Israeli high school students sent a joint letter to the Israeli Prime Minister, declaring they will refuse to take any part in the occupation of the Palestinian territories and people. After five years of continuous bloodshed , we've decided it is time to raise our voice and call for an immediate end of the occupation.
    "
    http://www.mindfully.org/Reform/2005/Shministim-Highschool-Refuseniks21mar05.htm

    4-The Pilots Group
    "
    'We're Air Force Pilots, not Mafia. We Don't Take Revenge'
    Israel's F-16 and Black Hawk refuseniks say why they could not obey illegal orders and kill innocent Palestinians
    "
    http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/1203-07.htm

    and other groups who refuse killing innocent ppls, who refuse occuping
     
    ziya, May 29, 2008 IP
  2. wmghori

    wmghori Well-Known Member

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    traitors :rolleyes:


    P.S: Funny thing, 'President Bush' name show up in sponsered links while I was looking up 'traitors' on answer.com
     
    wmghori, May 30, 2008 IP
  3. gauharjk

    gauharjk Notable Member

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    These are the people of Courage...

    These are the people of Conscience...

    These are the people who adhere to ethics and morals.

    I have a lot of respect for these people.
     
    gauharjk, May 30, 2008 IP
  4. imad

    imad Peon

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    I agree with every word you said, welcome back btw ;)
     
    imad, May 30, 2008 IP