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I’m 18 — and facing jail because I won’t fight for Israel
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Paywall. There are deferments you can get so you don’t have to fight. What’s the full story here?
Concientious objectors are jailed in Israel. This isn't anything new, see here for another case https://www.amnesty.org.uk/urgent-actions/conscientious-objector-detained-israel
Conscientious objectors are not jailed.
Anyone can just do community service roles instead of the military. Sounds like only people who completely refuse to help out at all are punished.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherut_Leumi
Your point was already refuted in the article from amnesty I linked.
https://archive.is/mJQbw
https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean