Posts Tagged ‘South Africa under apartheid’
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