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December 30, 2014

Alumni Letter Calls for Israelis to Boycott Military Service 
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The news comes after more than 50 alumni, former educators and staff of
the prestigious Israel Arts and Sciences Academy in Jerusalem have
issued a call for graduates to refuse service in the Israeli military.
Such service is mandatory in Israel, and those who refuse may face jail.
The letter calls military refusal a "moral stance against a collective
mood manifested in racism and violence on every street these days."

 

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