| from Yesh G'vul who have told
Payday that they will also demonstrate in support of Lt Watada as
part of the International Day of Action at this demonstration for Hadas
Amit
JOIN US TO DEMONSTRATE IN SUPPORT OF HADAS AMIT NEXT TO
PRISON 400 THIS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2007
"I refuse
to enlist in the IDF, because the "D" in "IDF"
symbolizes death for me. Who has the right to decide for
me that I'm not a peace supporter, and has forced me
into a corner? I must either lie or pay the price for my
principles. In the name of morality, justice and the
love of man I will sit in jail."
This is
the declaration of Hadas Amit, a 19 year old pacifist
refusenik from Rehovot, who has started to serve her
fourth term in military jail for refusing to enlist. In
a letter that she sent to the military authorities, in
which she declared her conscientious objection to
military service, Hadas made the following statement:
If I am
inducted into the army, this will totally contradict my
beliefs and path, in every possible way, since violence,
killing, nationalism and destruction are not a part of
them. I am not willing to put on the uniform of an
organisation which is responsible for killing and
destruction, and act in a way that is harmful to its
surroundings. Every state, including the State of
Israel, must act only in peaceful ways, and even if
attacked must not return fire. In every situation,
including that of
The imprisonment of conscientious objectors such as
Hadas Amit constitutes a clear violation of
international law and of basic human rights, and is
opposed to human morality. In addition, Hadas Amit was
imprisoned after she had to undergo the unjust and
humiliating procedure of a military board ("conscience
committee"), which is hostile to her because of her
conscientious objection, and is doubly hostile towards
her as a woman. The use of this procedure is of itself a
violation of the principles of fairness and justice.
JOIN US TO DEMONSTRATE IN SUPPORT OF HADAS AMIT NEXT TO
PRISON 400 THIS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2007
There will
be transportation to the demo for
For details please e-mail :
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