ISRAEL: Refusers in prison again

While the court martials against draft resisters Jonathan Ben-Artzi, Shimri Tzamaret, Adam Maor, Haggai Matar, Noam Kaminer, and Noam Bahat drag on, other refusers were sent to prison recently.

S.P. (ISR13647), 27, who refuses to serve in the Occupied Territories, was sentenced to 28 days in Military Prison No. 6. He is due out on 1 September.

M.B. (ISR13648) was sentenced to 28 days for refusing to serve in the Occupied Territories. He is imprisoned in Military Prison No.4 and due out on 15 September.

R. (ISR13649), 26, was also sentenced to 28 days for refusing to serve in the Occupied Territories. He is imprisoned in Military Prison No. 6 and is due out on 15 September.

Letters to all three prisoners can be sent to POB 16238, Tel Aviv, Israel.

War Resisters' International calls for letters of support to the three imprisoned conscientious objectors.

War Resisters' International calls for letters of protest to Israeli authorities, and Israeli embassies abroad. An email letter can be sent at http://wri-irg.org/co/alerts/20030821a.html .

War Resisters' International calls for the immediate release of all imprisoned conscientious objectors.

Andreas Speck
War Resisters' International

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