ISRAEL: Conscientious objectors reimprisoned

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Several Israeli conscientious objectors went to prison again during the last week for repeated prison terms (see also http://wri-irg.org/news/alerts/msg00040.html).

Alex Kohn (ISR14726), one of the initiators of the Shministim letter, was sentenced to 14 days in prison on 6 September 2005. He had been released from Military Prison No 4 on Friday, 26 August 2005, after completing his sixth prison term - a total of now more than 100 days in prison for refusing to enlist. This new imprisonment brings his total time in prison up to 124 days. He is due out on 20 September.

Wissam Qablan (ISR14735), a Druze conscientious objector who spent more than 112 days in prison, was sentenced to a new prison term of 21 days on 4 September, bringing his total imprisonment up to 133 days. He is due out on 25 September 2005.

Shaul Mograbi-Berger (ISR14754) was released from his first prison term on 26 August 2005. He too was sentenced again on 6 September, to a second prison term of 21 days. He is due out on 27 September 2005.

Orwa Zidan (ISR14753) was released from Military Prison No 4 three weeks ago after completing his first prison term. On Sunday, 21 August, he again presented himself to the Induction Base near Tel Aviv and again declared his refusal to enlist in the IDF. He was sentenced to another term of 21 days, and sent to Military Prison No 4.

War Resisters' International calls for letters of support to the imprisoned objectors:

Orwa Zidan
Alex Kohn, Mil ID 6866693
Shaul Mograbi-Berger, Mil ID 7683912
Military Prison No 4
Military Postal Code 02507, IDF
Israel

Wissam Qablan, Mil ID 34640953
Military Prison No 6
Military Postal Code 01860, IDF
Israel

War Resisters' International calls for letters of protest to the Israeli authorities, and Israeli embassies abroad. An email letter can be sent at http://www.wri-irg.org/co/alerts/20050907a.html.

War Resisters' International calls for the immediate release of conscientious objectors Alex Kohn, Wissam Qablan, Shaul Mograbi-Berger, Orwa Zidan, and all other imprisoned conscientious objectors.

Andreas Speck
War Resisters' International
Addresses

Shaul Mofaz
Minister of Defence,
Ministry of Defence,
37 Kaplan st.,
Tel-Aviv 61909,
Israel
e-mail: sar@mod.gov.il or pniot@mod.gov
Fax: +972-3-696-27-57 / +972-3-691-69-40 / +972-3-691-79-15

Commander of Military Prison No 4
Military Prison No 4
Military Postal Code 02507
IDF, Israel
Fax: +972-3-957-52-76

Commander of Military Prison No 6
Military Prison No 6
Military postal number 01860,
IDF, Israel.
Fax: +972-4-869-28-84

Addresses of Israeli embassies can be found at http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/israel1.htm
Addresses of Israeli media:

Ma'ariv:
2 Karlibach st.
Tel-Aviv 67132
Israel
Fax: +972-3-561-06-14
e-mail: editor@maariv.co.il

Yedioth Aharonoth:
2 Moses st.
Tel-Aviv
Israel
Fax: +972-3-608-25-46

Ha'aretz (Hebrew):
21 Schocken st.
Tel-Aviv, 61001
Israel
Fax: +972-3-681-00-12

Ha'aretz (English edition):
21 Schocken st.
Tel-Aviv, 61001
Israel
Fax: +972-3-512-11-56
e-mail: letters@haaretz.co.il

Jerusalem Post:
P.O. Box 81
Jerusalem 91000
Israel
Fax: +972-2-538-95-27
e-mail: news@jpost.co.il or letters@jpost.co.il

Jerusalem Report:
Fax: +972-2-537-94-89

Radio (fax numbers):
Kol-Israel +972-2-531-33-15 and +972-3-694-47-09
Galei Tzahal +972-3-512-67-20

Television (fax numbers):
Channel 1 +972-2-530-15-36
Channel 2 +972-2-533-98-09

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