Refusenik! : Israel's soldiers of conscience / compiled and edited by Peretz Kidron ; foreword by Susan Sontag.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kidron, Peretz, editor.

Standardized Title:

ʻAd kan! English.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Israel. Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel--Reserves.

Israel.

Conscientious objectors--Israel.

Conscientious objectors.

Arab-Israeli conflict--1993---Conscientious objectors.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Soldiers--Political activity--Israel.

Soldiers.

Arab-Israeli conflict--1993---Moral and ethical aspects--Israel.

Al-Aqsa Intifada, 2000-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (114 p.)

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Other Title:

Israel's soldiers of conscience

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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 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."--Jacket.

Contents:

Israel's Refusenik movement / Peretz Kidron

Balance / Yitzhak Laor

Saying "no" loudly and clearly / Ishai Menuchin

An artist at Ansar / Zvi Goldstein

Discovering the Palestinians / Mike Levine

In solidarity with the almond trees / Peretz Kidron

I'm no martyr / Hanoch Livneh

Whatever the price / Rami Hasson

The problem is in Jewish society / Menahem Hefetz

Refusal to collaborate / Dudu Palma

I am an Arab Jew / Meir Amor

Father and son: refuseniks / Carlos and Amit Levinhoff

Spiral of evil / Stephen Langfur

The limit is human life / David Ovadia

The privilege of saying "No!" / Adi Ofir

Silences that cry out / Doron Vilner

Benighted fanaticism / Nitzan Levy

A typical "NO" poem / Nathan Zach

A policy that demeans my country / Shaul Schwartz

The refusenik answers the writer / Mario Weinstein in correspondence with Yizhar Smilansky

On the festival of freedom I waive my freedom, or, What shall I tell my daughter? / Dubi Hayun

No to "Always at command" / Danny Zamir

You don't have to do anything wicked / Daniel Padnes

Decent people don't shoot children / Itamar Pitovsky

I owe my children at least one refusal / Dan Sagir

The philosophy of selective refusal / Peretz Kidron

The story of Yuval and Imad

Letter to the editor of Koteret Rashit / Dov Barak

Those who enlist and those who don't / Uri Yaakovi

Militarism and racism have reached a fascist level / Haggai Matar

I am a prisoner, yet free / David Haham-Herson

A violent and racist society / Itamar Shahar

Vile injustice / David Enoch

The red line / Michael Sfard

Collaboration makes me a criminal / Ro'i Kozlovsky

A cause which is not mine / Alex Lyakas

An enormous "black flag" / Avner Kochavi

A letter to the commander of Battalion 719 / Ehud Shem Tov

I killed three innocent civilians / Idan Kaspari

The shattered dream / Omry Yeshurun

The IDF teaches that it's okay to molest an Arab / Ishai Sgi

Black Flag / Itai Haviv

Three exercises in refusal / Ishai Rosen-Zvi

Is Marwan Barghouti your uncle? / Itai Ryb

Why am I mad at the IDF? / Ron Gerlitz

My reply to the general / Yigal Bronner

Israel today is a prison / Matin Kaminar.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9786611215668

9786611258887

9781350222205

1350222208

9781848137660

1848137664

9781281258885

1281258881

9781848130791

1848130791

OCLC:

1158920587