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Subject :
Consciencious Objector Rotem Dan Mor
I present my case to you with the sincere hope
that it is in your
Power to help
further my case:
My name is Rotem Mor
, I am 19 years old and have been serving in the Israeli army since
15.2.00 . This service is a part of a mandatory (by law) three year
service of Israeli male youths to the army plus a lifelong service
as a reserve soldier. I have declared myself a consciencious
objector of service.
I have long
questioned the sincerety of my army service.These questiones began
arrising long before I was recruited. They stemmed from information
I had been acquiring about the Israel Arab conflict and the
discovery of the disinformation I had been subjected to over the
years about it . I found that the more I educated myself , the less
I believed the official Israeli version of events. This point of
view is the moral premis on which most Israeli youths justify their
army service. I had begun to realize how much hate and fear were
instilled in me from a very young age. I found that I do not believe
in the existence of an enemy , but of people of another culture
who were just as scared and angry as I was.
I had learnt about
the brutality of the Israeli occupation of the occupied territories
, and even more of south , and all of Lebanon (during the Israeli
occupation of Lebanon which ended just recently). I had explored the
contacts my country has had (and still does) with such brutal
regimes as fascist Argentina , apartheid South Africa , the Sudan
and many others. I had seen how Israel serves the American
imperialist view of world order and was very alarmed at the
dependancy both economically , and morally on the United States.
I believed (and
still do) that the interests the army works for are not my own .
With these strong feelings I entered the army , and the more time
passed the stronger these feelings became and I had less and less
space to express them.
During this time I
developed as a person a perspective of life. This perspective
includes such values as taking full responsibility for your actions
, equality , individual thought and action , being truthful,
fulfilment in life and many more which do not comply with the way I
see the army being run. I find that the way the army achieves its
goals is not in accord with who I am.
Finaly , I do not
wish to give up those things which I DO consider to be valuable in
my life like family , friends , community, personal growth etc in
order to maintain a military way of life. For those reasons I have
decided I no longer wanted or was intending to be a part of the
military.
I choose not to be
part of the army in any way shape or form. My cause is not to get
people to agree with my position , but to allow any person (in
Israel and otherwise) to object to military service on the grounds
that it is not at one with his conscience. I believe that I (and
anyone else) is a conciencious person simply by stating such. A
person does not have to convince others in the sincerity of his
beliefs since they are his own and are thus legitimate.
I have made my
intentions public and have brought them to the attention of the
Israeli authorities via a letter requesting my dismissal (which is
attached to this request). letters like mine are rejected , as
policy , by the Defence Minister of Israel. Eventually almost all
consciencious objectors in Israel end up in jail , which is most
likely where Im headed. I am asking if :
a.
You could contact the ministry of security via fax (9723-6917915
/ 6916940 ) , e-mail ([email protected])
, or letters(Benjamin Ben Eliezer , Ministery of security , 37
Kaplan street 61909
, Tel
Aviv , Israel ) and state your support of my objection plus a
demand to release me from prison.
b.
Raise awarenes for this issue amongst your community
(internet and otherwise).
c.
Forward this letter to other organizations or people
you think may be able to help further my cause.
d.
Think how my situation can further your cause and let
me know. I would be more then happy to assist any organization or
individual that can use my assistance.
I appreciate your
taking the time to read this letter. Any assistance you can provide
me is greatly needed and appreciated. I hope that my situation can
benefit you too and that there will be much value in our mutual
contact. Please contact me at
[email protected] .
Yours Truly ,
Rotem Dan Mor |
