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New Profile under investigation
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Over this past year I have circulated emails
concerning the campaign against New Profile
and our activities. The campaign, initiated
in 2007 by several governmental and
non-governmental bodies focuses New Profile
as a legitimate movement and our work with
people considering refusing conscription.
Today, as part of the ongoing attempts to
disband New Profile and discredit our work,
five members of our members, and another
member of a different organization, were
questioned regarding possible illegal
activities by the Israeli Police. Their
computers, and the computers belonging to
other members of their families, were
confiscated. Everyone was released by the
end of the day and the computers that did
not belong to our members were returned to
their respective owners. We already know
that other members of New Profile have been
ordered to appear before the police for
additional questioning tomorrow.
While we support those who make a conscience
decision not to conscript into the military,
and provide information to those who
approach us with questions related to the
matter, we maintain that we are not breaking
the law. We feel that New Profile is being
targeted because of real changes taking
place in Israeli society. We encourage the
many Israelis who think before enlisting and
who also question the conventional wisdom
that “we have no other choice” but war. The
growing numbers of Israelis that refuse to
perform full military service are testimony
to an unprecedented change in Israel.
This investigation into New Profile’s
practices is a further attempt to silence us
and proves that the in a militarized society
such as Israel’s there isn’t tolerance for
difference of opinion or freedom of
democratic processes.
I have attached a press announcement that
was circulated today and ask that you
circulate it to your wider circles.
I will gladly answer your questions and
forward your responses. Ruth Hiller
Statement from New Profile
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