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A young Israeli man has been jailed for refusing mandatory service (aje.io)

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[–] xantoxis@lemmy.world 54 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

This shouldn't even be news, it literally happens constantly in Israel. I personally know someone who did time for refusing mandatory service. It's considered a rite of passage by those of certain political persuasions.

[–] AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world 36 points 10 months ago

Forced military service in an ethnostate engaged in genocide is a pretty righteous thing to oppose.

Conscription is yet another good reason to stop finding or enabling Israel's psychotic march to the sea.

[–] drislands@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

FYI, the phrase is "rite of passage".