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Israel/Palestine

RockCreek

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3. And there are also those who refuse to serve in the first place

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Tue Jul 29, 2025, 04:17 PM

Jul 29

And those who have medical and other exemptions who choose not to do National Service (which could be done voluntarily in some of these situations).
The children of some of my friends from high school are in both categories.
I don't know if I would have made the choices that they did, especially right after October 7th. Nevertheless, I applaud their bravery.

They are born Israelis. They do have dual citizenship to fall back on (through their parents), and also speak fluent English. This refysal to serve is not as "risky" for their futures as for those without such benefits. Yet they are doing this in a currently extremely divided country.

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And there are also those who refuse to serve in the first place RockCreek Jul 29 #3