Young heroes of peace in Israel – in prison
They’re called Shministim – Israeli teenagers who refuse conscription into the Israeli army because of its apartheid treatment of innocent Palestinians. Listen to their voices in this quiet and moving two-minute video:
I have signed the letter they mention; I invite you to, as well, by going to Tell Israel – Free the Shministim!
Let’s change the world.
Tags: shministim, conscientious+objector, apartheid, peace, refuseniks, Israel, Palestinians, IDF, Israeli+army, Jews, Zionism, Zionists, PLO, Hamas, middle+east, human+rights, Monte Asbury
Written by Monte
December 17, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Posted in human worth, Islam, Israel, Politics, Poverty, Race, Religion, Social change
Tagged with Conscription, discrimination, hunger, Israel Defense Forces, Israel-Palestine, Middle East, Palestinian people, peace, prison, Religion, Religion and Spirituality, South Africa under apartheid, Warfare and Conflict, West Bank
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Thanks, Curt! I’m subscribing!
Monte
December 19, 2008 at 11:25 pm
[…] to Monte Asbury’s blog, where I first caught wind of these courageous […]
The Shministim and December 18 « can’t see the forest
December 19, 2008 at 7:12 am
Hi Monte. This is really uplifting, thanks for posting it.
If you find a moment, please update any feeds/blogrolls/etc. you’d like with my new URL (the old domain expired). It’s now http://cantseetheforest.info, rather than .org.
Thanks, and please keep it up!!
-Curt
Curtis
December 18, 2008 at 11:47 pm