Inter­na­tio­nal Support of Conscien­tious Objec­tors and Deserters

“No Military Solution to a Political Problem”

Israeli teen refuses to enlist

(30.12.2023) I made the decision to refuse before the war. I made that decision, because I refused to take part in the IDF’s violent policies of oppression and apartheid and to be part of this endless cycle of bloodshed. I choose to refuse because there is no military solution to a political problem. And now, with the war that has become more apparent than ever. And so my refusal is more important to me than ever.

Israel: Interview with conscientious objector Tal Mitnick

Video in YouTube

(18.11.2023) Ιnterview with conscientious objector Tal Mitnick, member of the Mesarvot network, at joint Israeli and Palestinian peaceful demonstration for ceasefire in Gaza, Tel Aviv.

A joint Jewish-Arab declaration for peace

(06.11.2023) We – movements, organizations and activists, Jews and Arabs – write these words out of heavy mourning for the thousands of people killed in recent weeks, and out of terrible anxiety for the safety of the abducted and those who will still be harmed in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.

Despite everything: Voices for an end to violence and understanding in Israel and Palestine

(17.10.2023) Hamas’s militants have invaded Israel from Gaza on October 7, 2023. "Hundreds of people were massacred in their homes and at a music festival, just entire communities decimated," reports Israeli conscientious objector Haggai Matar. It is an unimaginable horror.