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19 August 2002

ISRAEL: Update on newly imprisoned refuseniks and conscientious objectors

War Resisters' International learned of four more refuseniks who were imprisoned last week.

Uri Ya'acobi (ISR12376), 18, from Jerusalem, was sentenced on 14 August to 14 days in military prison due to his conscientious objection to military service. Uri Ya'acobi is among the signatories of the letter of the 12th graders, a letter by 62 Israeli youths sent to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, in which they announce their refusal to serve. Uri Ya'acobi is the fifth among the signatories of this letter to be imprisoned.
Uri Ya'acobi is imprisoned in Military Prison No 4. He is due out on 26 August, but is very likely to be imprisoned again afterwards.
Uri Ya'acobi
Military ID 7342725
Military Prison No 4
Military Postal Code 02507
IDF, Israel

Yuval Ron (ISR12377), a 25-year-old student from Tel Aviv, was sentenced to 28 days in prison on 13 August. He refuses to perform service in the Occupied Territories. He is due out on 6 September.
Yuval Ron
Reserves Ward
Military Prison No 6
Military Postal Code 01860
IDF, Israel

Yaniv Itzkovitsch (ISR12378), a 27-year-old student from Tel Aviv, was sentenced to 28 days on 13 October for refusing to serve in the Occupied Territories. He is due out on 6 September.
Yaniv Itzkovitsch
Reserves Ward
Military Prison No 6
Military Postal Code 01860
IDF, Israel

Aviad Reutgrund (ISR12379) was sentenced to 28 days imprisonment on 12 August for refusing to serve in the Occupied Territories. He is due out of prison on 6 September.
Aviad Reutgrund
Reserves Ward
Military Prison No 6
Military Postal Code 01860
IDF, Israel

War Resisters' International calls for letters of support to all imprisoned conscientious objectors.

War Resisters' International calls for letters of protest to the Israeli authorities, and Israeli embassies abroad.

War Resisters' International calls for the immediate release of all imprisoned conscientious objectors.

Andreas Speck
War Resisters' International


ADDRESSES
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Mr. Binyamin Ben-Eliezer,
Minister of Defence,
Ministry of Defence,
37 Kaplan st.,
Tel-Aviv 61909,
Israel.
e-mail: mailto: sar@mod.gov.il or mailto: pniot@mod.gov
Fax: ++972-3-696-27-57 / ++972-3-691-69-40 / ++972-3-691-79-15

Commander of Military Prison No. 4,
Military Postal Code 02507
IDF, Israel
Fax: ++972-3-957-52-76

Commander of Military Prison No 6
Military Prison No 6
Military postal number 01860,
IDF
Israel.
FAX: ++972-4-869-28-84

Addresses of Israeli media:
Ma'ariv:
2 Karlibach st.
Tel-Aviv 67132
Israel
Fax: ++972-3-561-06-14
e-mail:  editor@maariv.co.il

Yedioth Aharonoth:
2 Moses st.
Tel-Aviv
Israel
Fax: ++972-3-608-25-46

Ha'aretz (Hebrew):
21 Schocken st.
Tel-Aviv, 61001
Israel
Fax: ++972-3-681-00-12

Ha'aretz (English edition):
21 Schocken st.
Tel-Aviv, 61001
Israel
Fax: ++972-3-512-11-56
e-mail:  letters@haaretz.co.il

Jerusalem Post:
POB 81
Jerusalem 91000
Israel
Fax: ++972-2-538-95-27
e-mail:  news@jpost.co.il or  letters@jpost.co.il

Jerusalem Report:
Fax: ++972-2-537-94-89

Radio (fax numbers):
Kol-Israel ++972-2-531-33-15 and ++972-3-694-47-09
Galei Tzahal ++972-3-512-67-20

Television (fax numbers):
Channel 1 ++972-2-530-15-36
Channel 2 ++972-2-533-98-09