A group of 50 Israeli high school seniors recently sent letters to the prime minister declaring that they will refuse to serve in the army on ideological grounds. But refusing to serve the occupation can be a privileged position, one that is not afforded to various groups of Israelis of certain socioeconomic and religious backgrounds.
Read more on Israel’s latest class of refusers:
Israeli teens tell Netanyahu: We will not take part in occupation
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