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ISR12151-270602
27 June 2002
ISRAEL: Yesh Gvul activist and refusenik jailed
War Resisters' International was informed yesterday that Yesh Gvul activist Amit Bar-Tzedeq, an Armored Corps reservist, was sentenced on 16 June to 21 days confinement (until 11 July) at a tank base in eastern Galilee. Amit Bar-Tzedeq (28) is single and lives in Tel Aviv, where he works as a director of a community theatre. Amit Bar-Tzedeq is a Yesh Gvul activist, and he was one of the original signatories of the Courage to Refuse letter in January 2001. This is his second sentence for refusal to serve in the Occupied Territories, after being jailed for 28 days in February/March 2001.
Amit Bar-Tzedeq's military address is not yet known. Letters of support can be sent to:
Amit Bar-Tzedeq
PO Box 16238
Tel Aviv
ISRAEL
email amitbtz@zahav.net.il
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 all imprisoned conscientious objectors.
Andreas Speck
War Resisters' International
Mr. Binyamin Ben-Eliezer,
Minister of Defence,
Ministry of Defence,
37 Kaplan st.,
Tel-Aviv 61909,
Israel.
e-mail: mailto:sar@mod.gov.il or mailto: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 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 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