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Omar Sa’ad enters the Tiberias induction base where he is likely to be sentenced to prison (Oren Ziv / Activestills)

Druze youth likely headed to prison for conscientious objection

Omar Sa’ad reports to Israeli army induction base and announces his refusal to enlist. He is expected to be sentenced to prison. Sa’ad has declared his refusal to be ‘both nationally and conscientiously motivated.’ “I was raised first and foremost as a human being, and as such I feel that I cannot possibly aim an assault…

By Haggai Matar December 4, 2013

Jewish soldiers refuse to share Seder table with Druze comrades

Druze soldiers used to think their uniform will exempt them from the racism prevalent in Jewish Israeli society. They ought to seriously rethink this assumption. During Seder night last week, a group of Jewish soldiers refused to share the same table with Druze soldiers in training base Camp 80. An officer ordered the soldiers to…

By Yossi Gurvitz April 8, 2012