http://www.shministim.com Refusing to serve the occupation! We are Israeli teenagers who refuse to take part in an army that illegaly and brutally occupies the Palestinian Territories and are willing to pay the price for our struggle against the occupation and in favor of peace. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:07:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In Sunday 2/2/2010, Conscientious objector (CO) Emelia Marcovich has refused to enlist the Israeli army. Emelia is a part of "The Senior letter 2009-2010". We,Seniors that are suppose to enlist the israeli army in followed by the mandatory military service,refuse to take part in any oppression, in the occupation and in wars. Emelia ... http://www.shministim.com/2010/02/conscientious-objector-emelia-marcovich-has-been-sentenced/ Dear friends, On February 1st, Emelia Marcovich is going to military prison for refusing to serve in the Israeli army Because we can't understand why having a conscience is a crime, we'll be holding a demonstration in support of Emelia. When- Thursday, January 28th, 18:30 Where- We'll meet in Dizengoff sq. You can bring ... http://www.shministim.com/2010/01/demo-in-support-of-co-emelia-marcovich/ We ask you to help us to arrange demonstrations that will take place simultaneously in different locations, including the one that will be in Israel, The demo will take place on January 9th. We suggest non-violent protest in front of Israeli embassies and consulates in different places around the world. If you would ... http://www.shministim.com/2009/12/request-for-help/ Or Ben-David returns to prison after being sentenced for 34 days. This is her 3rd prison term in a row. Further information and recommended action follows.   After completing a second prison term, Or Ben-David, of the 2009-2010 high school seniors letter of refusal, was sentenced earlier today, Dec. 15th, to 34 ... http://www.shministim.com/2009/12/34-days-in-prison-for-co-or-ben-david/ Or Ben-David returns to prison for a second 20-day term in a row. Full information and recommended action follow. After completing her first prison term, Or Ben-David, of the 2009-2010 high school seniors letter of refusal, was sentenced earlier today (16 Nov.) to 20 more days in the military prison ... http://www.shministim.com/2009/11/second-prison-term-for-conscientious-objector-or-ben-david/ Title: Demo in support of CO Or Ben-David Location: Prison #400, Tzrifin/Sarafand Description: We will meet in front of military prison No. 400 and protest against the imprisonment of CO Or Ben-David and in support of her actions. Or is paying a price for her opinion, just because it differs from the majority's. Transportation ... http://www.shministim.com/2009/11/demo-in-support-of-co-or-ben-david/ Or Ben-David, 19, from Jerusalem, a signatory of the 2009-2010 high school seniors letter of refusal, was sentenced earlier today (29 Oct.) to 20 days in military prison. This sentence follows a sentence of seven days of confinement to base given her a week ago (on the evening ... http://www.shministim.com/2009/10/first-prison-term-for-or-ben-david/ A new collective declaration of refusal by Israeli youths, the 2009-2010 high school seniors letter, went public last week. Today (22 Oct.), two of its signatories, Efi Brenner and Or Ben-David, came to the military induction base in Tel-Hashomer and there refused to enlist. Efi was indeed sent to prison, ... http://www.shministim.com/2009/10/127/ Senior’s Letter 2009-2010 We, the undersigned young women and men, Jews and Arabs from all parts of the country, hereby declare that we will toil against the occupation and oppression policies of the Israeli government in the occupied territories, and in the territory of the land of Israel, and therefore refuse ... http://www.shministim.com/2009/10/the-letter/