Israeli draft refuser Hallel Rabin in military prison

Hallel Rabin, aged 19, is from Harduf in the lower Galilee – an innovative vegetarian community inspired by Rudolf Steiner’s anthroposophy. About a quarter of the 600 inhabitants are people with special needs who live in the kibbutz’ four rehabilitative homes. 

Since October 21 Hallel has been serving a 25-day sentence in Israel’s Military Prison No. 6 for refusing conscription into the IDF. This is her third spell of incarceration. The official committee that considered her application for conscientious objector status voted 3—2 to reject the application on the grounds that her motives amount to political opposition rather than absolute pacifism.  

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