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Podcast: Occupied Thoughts
Episode: Why Some Israelis Refuse To Serve in the IDF
Description: In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart speaks with Atalya Ben Abba and Mattan Helman of the Israeli Refuser Solidarity Network. They discuss what makes a person refuse to serve in the Israeli military, how the Israeli military treats refusers, and the surprising solidarity inside military prisons.Â
Resources:Â
Refuser Solidarity Network: https://www.refuser.org/
Instagram: @VoicesAgainstWar
X: @againstwarvoice
Atalya Ben-Abba is the media manager for the Refuser Solidarity Network, running the page @VoicesAgainstWar. She refused to enlist in the Israeli army in 2017 and spent 110 days in the military prison because she wanted to publicly condemn the Is...