‘Biggest refusal crisis in decades’ as genocide exposed and fears of international prosecution bite
Israeli reservists are refusing in massive numbers to turn up when called up to the occupation military, according to Israeli media. Although the government is trying to hide the precise number, according to national broadcaster Kan, forty percent are refusing to attend – and other Israeli media are saying that more than half are failing to show when called up, while reserve units are trying desperately via social media to get troops to attend.
The refusal phenomenon appears to be a reaction to international disgust at – and growing risk of arrest and prosecution for Israelis travelling abroad after participating in – Israel’s genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, which have killed hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians, mostly women and children.
At the start of the genocide, the occupation army stated that it had recruited 295,000 reservists in addition to roughly 100,000 soldiers already in military service. Based on the reported 50-60% attendance rate, more than 100,000 reservists have refused to show up.
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growing risk of arrest and prosecution for Israelis travelling abroad after participating in – Israel’s genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza,
Yep. There’s the reason^^^ right there^^^.
I very much doubt there’s more than a hundred, maybe two (and even that’ll be at a stretch) conscientious objectors
Of course, they’ll all be welcome at keefs (for it is he, and he alone, delivering it) new theme park in Bedfordshire…But like everyone else they’ll have to give priority to keef and his issue (security, dontcha know) for the attractions.
I believe their are more than two but still less than a 1000. The British media hasn’t reported on a few young Israeli (men and women) that have chosen to go to jail from the very beginning of the conflict rather than to join the army when they turned 18 years of age.
The source of this open letter to the Times may surprise you, please read it in full
We write as representatives of the British Jewish community, out of love for Israel and deep concern for its future.
The inclination to avert our eyes is strong, as what is happening is unbearable, but our Jewish values compel us to stand up and to speak out.
This is what we see: the last 18 months of heartbreaking war have shown us that the most successful way of bringing the hostages home and creating a lasting peace is through diplomacy. By the end of the first phase of the second ceasefire and hostage release deal, 135 hostages had been released through negotiation, just eight by military action, with at least three tragically killed by the Israel Defense Forces.
America, Qatar and Egypt again stood as guarantors of the release of all remaining hostages in the second phase of this deal, in return for Israel withdrawing from the Gaza Strip. A strong plan for the reconstruction of Gaza was approved and supported by the international community, to be managed by a Palestinian leadership, which would be a viable alternative to Hamas, financed by the Arab League.
At that moment, the Israeli government instead chose to break the ceasefire and return to war in Gaza with the “Itamar offensive”, so-called as it was Itamar Ben-Gvir’s condition for returning to the coalition, thus enabling the Israeli government’s budget to be passed within the tight deadline needed to avoid an election. Since then, no hostages have returned. Hundreds and hundreds more Palestinians have been killed; food, fuel and medical supplies have once again been blocked from entering Gaza; and we are back in a brutal war where the killing of 15 paramedics and their burial in a mass grave is again possible and risks being normal. Such incidents are too painful and shocking to take in, but we know in our hearts we cannot turn a blind eye or remain silent at this renewed loss of life and livelihoods, with hopes dwindling for a peaceful reconciliation and the return of the hostages.
This most extremist of Israeli governments is openly encouraging violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, strangling the Palestinian economy and building more new settlements than ever.
This extremism also targets Israeli democracy, with the independence of the judicial system again under fierce attack, the police increasingly resembling a militia and repressive laws are being advanced as provocative partisan populism is bitterly dividing Israeli society. Israel’s soul is being ripped out and we, members of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, fear for the future of the Israel we love and have such close ties to.
Silence is seen as support for policies and actions that run contrary to our Jewish values. Led by the families of the hostages, hundreds of thousands of Israelis are demonstrating on the streets against the return to war by an Israeli government that has not prioritised the return of the hostages.
We stand with them. We stand against the war. We acknowledge and mourn the loss of Palestinian life. We yearn for the “day after” this conflict when reconciliation can start. As we mark the festival of freedom with so many hostages still in captivity, it is our duty, as Jews, to speak out.
from 36 members of the Board of Deputies
Doesn’t surprise me at all.
There were plenty of Nazis who turned against the regime when the tide turned and they might have to pay for their crimes. Would they have done so if things had gone otherwise? Of course not.
Same here. Like rats on a sinking ship. This is the same BoD who couldn’t condemn Labour members enough during the antisemitism scam, nor had any trouble with the treatment of Palestinians for the past several decades.
They can fuck off with their faux concern, just as you can.
PW – Oh dear 😞
Oh dear…what, noncecase? You’re so full of shit that farmers
Anyway, for everyone else, Ch4 had a BoD spokesman on…harping on about how: ‘ben gvir took us back to war
He should’ve been pulled on US by guru murthy (or whoever it was – I can’t remember now)
Did he mean israel (this is a British citizen, supposedly)
Or did he mean jews?
Either way, once again the BoD were somehow the victims…
Toffee – I haven’t seen the TV program (that you have referred to in your very own imitable way) so I don’t have a clue what you are prattling on about and can’t comment
however
the above letter from 36 members of the BoD was a small (12%) but significant and welcome development.
I clearly stated “for everyone else”
So shut your hole, and disabuse yourself of your all-important attitude, nonce-enabling gobshite.
As for your “welcome development” its clearly a load of SHITE.
https://skwawkbox.org/2025/04/17/video-as-israel-burned-babies-in-gaza-british-govt-grants-immunity-to-occupation-minister/
“welcome development”… Fuck’s sake.
You’re far too fucking imbecilic to see that these utter cunts are doing nothing more than hedging their bets.
And you call the rest of us gullible.
Toffee – It’s unfortunate that you are too dumb to appreciate that you don’t get to choose how others respond to your childish nonsense. Please feel free to stretch your intellect with yet another of your expletive filled rants that reveal so much about you.🥱
Oh DO keep quiet, you monumental imbecile.
To paraphrase you (and a favourite one of your worn out default answers)
You’re not as clever as you think you are
Toffee – “You’re not as clever as you think you are”
Oh dearie, dearie me. Accuracy isn’t one of your strong points, is it?
If I was you I’d keep quiet about accuracy, too, noncecase.
You’ve had fuck all right in your years of posting on here.
Not a single thing.
Even dan hodges has had more right than you.
And still you won’t tell us the difference between smarmerism and conservatism.
…While accusing everyone of being a tory.
As I said, keep quiet, nonce.
Toffee – You’ve had fuck all right in your years of posting on here.
Do you have something in particular in mind. As I’ve said to you many times before if you think I’ve written something that is inaccurate then please feel free to challenge it with your evidence to the contrary.
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I really don’t need to.
It’s a daily occurrence with you. – mostly several times daily.
Wingding THAT, you filthy nonce.
Toffee – How sad is that.
Is that really the best that you could manage 😞
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