The anonymous refuser “D”, whose refusal statement we shared with you last month, has been incarcerated again. Write “D” a solidarity letter here.
Last week, “D” (25 y/o) refused conscription to the Israeli military a third time due to his conscientious objection to becoming a soldier and act as an occupier and oppressor to the Palestinian people. He received another prison sentence, this time of 20 days, after already serving 14 days in prison and 5 days under arrest in a military base.
On one of the times that “D” arrived to refuse conscription he received a ridiculous treatment over his key chain that had the image of the Palestinian flag. While entering the military base, the guards at the gate were so startled to see his key chain it cause panic that resulted in detaining “D”, calling for back-up, bringing in a consultation of 8 soldiers (one of whom was a commander), alerting the head of the unit that was in charge of “D” to “examine the problem”, and to triple the number of guards watching over him in the car ride to the prison.
All of this has not deterred “D” one bit and will not make him flinch or change his position. RSN and Mesarvot salute him for ALL his actions. If you have not written a support letter to “D” yet, you can write one in this link.
In solidarity,
RSN team