It’s Max from Soldiers for the Hostages. We are a group of hundreds of Israeli soldiers who served in the war on Gaza and have since publicly refused service in it. Our movement has grown and its public profile has increased significantly. Netanyahu’s regime is not happy: One of our members has been jailed for refusing. Another has been summoned to a court martial. A third has been threatened with legal action for an op-ed he wrote, and others have received stiff fines reaching several thousand Israeli Shekels ($1,000+). We will not be silenced and are fighting back, and we need your support.
In recent weeks, as Netanyahu has moved to expand and deepen the assault on Gaza, the army has summoned tens of thousands of reservists. We’ve reacted by ramping up our public outreach activities. More and more soldiers are joining our ranks, refusing to take part in this abomination. Just last week we reached our 300th refuser. Multiple soldiers from our community have appeared on live Israeli television, courageously sharing their personal stories and declaring their refusal to take part in this war. We now have regular columns in major news outlets, reaching a huge audience with a message of moral clarity and resistance.
Our voices are shaking the foundations of a brutal system. In one of these columns, our signatory, Eran Tamir, wrote: "It is legitimate to refuse a war that represents our moral low point as a nation, with levels of killing and destruction that just two years ago we couldn’t even have imagined." In response, members of the governing coalition began a campaign to pressure the Attorney General to initiate criminal proceedings against him.
The army has also increased its attacks on us. For the first time, one of our signatories, Daniel Yahalom, has been sent to military prison. On the day of his sentencing he said: "Choosing an unrestrained military option means strengthening Hamas and bringing death to the hostages. I refuse to serve such a cause. Moreover — I have a moral duty to do so." Another signatory has received a summons to a court martial, and there are signs that more are on their way.
Let’s be clear: They want to send us to jail. They want to silence us. But we will not be silenced. We will stand by every soldier who bravely speaks out against Netanyahu’s regime of death.
And for that, we need your support. Your donation will help us provide quality legal aid for refusers, as well helping to fund paid advertising for our public campaign.
The tides are turning. The world is watching. The ICC has issued long ago an arrest warrant for Netanyahu — and the public, in Israel and abroad, understands: this catastrophe must end.
We are building something powerful. A movement of conscience. A future rooted not in destruction, but in dignity and justice — for the good of Israelis and Palestinians alike.
Join us. Support us. Stand with us.
Together, we will stop Netanyahu’s war of destruction against the Palestinian people.