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Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Israeli army refusers defy harsher backlash to protest genocide

Young Israelis burning their draft notices in protest of the genocide in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, July 15, 2025. (Oren Ziv)

Sept. 8, 2025 - Facing longer prison terms and greater public hostility, a new cohort of conscientious objectors insist refusal is both a moral duty and an act of hope.

In mid-July, a few dozen young Jewish Israeli activists marched through the streets of Tel Aviv to protest the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The demonstration ended at Habima Square in the city’s center, where 10 participants who had received army draft notices set them on fire and publicly declared their refusal to enlist.

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