Decrying brutal Operation Taking Place In Our Name, Israeli Military Reservists Refuse To Serve

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  1. #1 Earth Ling, Jul 30, 2014
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY1P7D85xKwPublished on Jul 24, 2014







    As Israel pledges to continue the assault on Gaza for "as long as is required," we are joined by two Israelis who have refused to serve in their country's military reserves. On Tuesday, the Washington Post ran an open letter authored by Yael Even Or titled, "We are Israeli reservists. We refuse to serve," announcing that more than 50 former Israeli soldiers have signed a petition declaring their refusal to be part of the Israeli military reserves. "This petition, long in the making, has a special urgency because of the brutal military operation now taking place in our name," Even Or writes. An Israeli journalist and activist who evaluated candidates for the Israeli army's recruitment department during her service, Even Or is now a graduate student in International Affairs at The New School in New York City. She join us to discuss the reservists' letter. We are also joined from Tel Aviv by Yonatan Shapira, a former Israeli captain and air force pilot, who in 2003 spearheaded a letter signed by 27 Israeli pilots who refused to participate in military operations against Palestinians.

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  2. If only there were more...


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  3. Isolated incident!
     
  4. #4 Herbix, Jul 30, 2014
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    Obviously.... there is conscription. It's inevitable that some people would object to conflict no matter what. This should not be a surprise.
     
  5. The world nneeds more of this.

    There are no heros. Only pawns.

    We need the people, who just want peace on both sides" to simply say "no" to their leaders

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    sad but true

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  6. There are always heroes.

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  7. #7 Tom79, Jul 31, 2014
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    another bash israel thread ... you guys have no life.. or getting paid very well for this..
     
    i know this is new to you, in Israel everyone can say whatever they wants whithout being beathen to death with rocks..
    a few soldiers out of few million serving who say the opposite..
     
    wow... im shocked.
     
     
    enjoy your little "bash israel" orgy with each other.
     
    for lubrication supply use Vaseline (C)
     
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  8. Yes trash talk Israel critics and go make another bash Palestine thread.

    Ohhh the hypocrisy

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  9. Think they watched a clip of the "Great Dictator" and said; fuck it, I like not killing people more than I like killing them? 
     
  10. Yea guyssss. Stop bashing a country that is committing a genocide of the people who they stole land from.

    Israel is good. All hail Israel.
     
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    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=664968690247539&set=a.401767133234364.94632.401514489926295&type=1#
     
  12. Latest Palestinian Fauxtography Uncovered By..
     
    "Graphic images are being shared on social media to show how people have been affected by the renewed tensions between Israel and the Palestinians.
    Over the past week the hashtag #GazaUnderAttack has been used hundreds of thousands of times, often to distribute pictures claiming to show the effects of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza.
    A #BBCtrending investigation has found that many of these images are not from the latest conflict and not even from Gaza. Some date as far back as 2009 and others are from conflicts in Syria and Iraq."
     
    http://www.israellycool.com/2014/07/08/latest-palestinian-fauxtography-uncovered-by/
     
    Palestinian Propaganda: Map of territory showing Palestinian land “shrinking” is false
     
     
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  13. ^^^^^^
    Are you still singing the same ole song Tom ?

    The Palestinian people exist, don't you remember they are the ones you got so excited about getting to kill in Gaza ?




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  14. #16 Dopenologist, Aug 7, 2014
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  15. These are real voices from Gaza: journalists and civilians exposing Hamas war crimes.
     
    http://bit.ly/1sdk69X
     
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGe0Sguazqw&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop
     
    This clip from TruthFYI shows footage of Hamas firing from hospitals, homes, UN buildings, and hotels. It shows them hiding weapons of terrorists in order to stage the events to look like Israel was killing civilians. Here is a collection of news clips showing the TRUTH about Hamas
     

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