We want to update that Yuval Dag, 20 year old Israeli conscientious objector, whose refusal statement we shared with you in the past, has been incarcerated again. Write Yuval a solidarity letter here.
In the past few months Yuval refused three times to enlist in the Israeli military because of his objection to the occupation of the Palestinian territories. Each time he was tried and sentenced to prison. He received sentences totaling 50 days, of which he already served 46 days. Last week he refused a fourth time and received an additional sentence of 20 days. However, he is standing strong knowing he is doing what is right. In his refusal statement Yuval wrote:
“The occupation can no longer be seen as incidental. It can no longer be considered as a security need. The occupation is a political enterprise operated by the army, which harms the vast majority of people who live here. It serves a racist and colonialist agenda of Jewish supremacy. Even those who shut their eyes for all these years, who tried to ignore and suppress the existence of the occupation, cannot continue to ignore it after the pogrom committed [in Huwara] by settlers under the protection of soldiers of the Israeli army. The fact that this violence, which originates with the government, has become so transparent and unapologetic requires us to open our eyes and resist.”
RSN and Mesarvot hope Yuval will be released as soon as possible to continue his activism against the occupation as a free man. In the meantime, if you have not written Yuval a solidarity letter yet, write him via this link.
In solidarity,
RSN team