ISRAEL: Third signatory of the letters of the officers imprisoned

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War Resisters' International was informed today that Sharon Shmila, one of the signatories of the 'letters of officers', was imprisoned and sentenced to 28 days. He is the third of the signatories who is imprisoned for his refusal to serve in the Occupied Territories (see http://www.seruv.org.il/SignersInJaileng.asp). Sharon Shmila, 29, married and father of a 10 months old baby girl, serves as an officer in an infantry unit. Before his recent round of service he asked to be reassigned to a location outside of the territories.

War Resisters' International calls for letters of support to Sharon Shmila: Sharon Schmila
Military Prison No 6
Military Postal No 03734
IDF, Israel

War Resisters' International calls for letters of protest to the Israeli authorities and Israeli embassies abroad.

War Resisters' International calls for the immediate release of Sharon Shmila and all other imprisoned conscientious objectors.

Andreas Speck
War Resisters' International
ADDRESSES:

Mr. Binyamin Ben-Eliezer,
Minister of Defence,
Ministry of Defence,
37 Kaplan st.,
Tel-Aviv 61909,
Israel.
e-mail: mailto:sar@mod.gov.il
Fax: ++972-3-696-27-57 / ++972-3-691-69-40 / ++972-3-691-79-15

Copies can be sent to the commander of the prison at:

Commander of Military Prison No. 6,
Military Prison No. 6,
Military postal number 03734,
IDF
Israel.
Fax: ++972-4-869-28-84

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:
POB 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