Rela Mazali, one of the leader’s of New Profile, has this to say in the Guardian: According to Ha’aretz, the criminal investigation of New Profile is motivated by “growing concern at the defence establishment of a growing trend of draft evasion”. It is not New Profile that is worrying them, we are just an easy [...]
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An excellent article about Idan Halili’s struggle against joining the Israeli army on feminist grounds. You can also see a photo with commentary on Bright Tal’s Flickr site. I strongly recommend you look at all of Tal’s photos. In 2003, research from the Israel Defence Force showed that a fifth of female soldiers experienced sexual [...]
Those of you who are long time readers here, know my opinions of the Israeli army. To quote from my FAQ: 1. The IDF is the main reason that Israel continues to illegally occupy the West Bank and Gaza, and refuses to reach a just and permanent solution with the Palestinians. 2. The IDF is [...]
When the UN was founded in 1948, the General Assembly adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It’s opening paragraph is based on the ideas of the enlightenment, embodied in the French Revolution: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should [...]