ISRAEL: Two refuseniks jailed again

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Two more refuseniks were jailed in Israel. Rennan Amin Salameh (ISR11862), a Druse conscientious objector who already spent 90 days in prison, and only was released on 02 April, after serving two thirds of his four months sentence (which would be standard procedure). However, after being released he was referred to a military parole committee, that decided not to shorten his sentence at all. He was sent back to prison for 30 more days, beginning with 4 April. His intended day of release will be in early May. Rennan Amin Salameh is a member of the community of the Druse, who are Palestinians but citizens of the state of Israel. Rennan Amin Salameh refuses to be drafted to the Israeli army to fight against his own people. It is highly unlikely that he would have been treated this way if he would be Jewish. It is therefore necessary to protest against this discriminatory treatment.

Omri Tsalmona (ISR12038) was sentenced to 35 days in prison for refusing to serve in the Occupied Territories on 11 April. However, probably due to overload in the military prison system (there are presently 38 COs in prison), he will begin his prison term only on Sunday, 14 April. We thus have no prison address for his as yet.

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

Rennan Amin Salameh
Military ID 6371684
Military Prison No. 4
Military postal code 02507
IDF
Israel

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
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Mr. Binyamin Ben-Eliezer,
Minister of Defence,
Ministry of Defence,
37 Kaplan st.,
Tel-Aviv 61909,
Israel.
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Commander of Military Prison No. 4,
Military Postal Code 02507
IDF, Israel
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Commander of Military Prison No 6
Military Prison No 6
Military postal number 01860,
IDF
Israel.
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