Luca Mangini

2020-12-04 13:00:03

My name is Yasmin Ricci-Yahav, I am 18 years old teenager from #Israel. In August 2019 I publicly refused to join the Israeli #army, refused to serve the Israeli #occupation.
I took this picture outside the Israeli #military induction base, just before I was #imprisoned.

Being a conscientious objector was hard - I was locked up in #jail for 74 days, #labelled as a #traitor by mainstream #media, and had friends and relatives shun me away. But it was also #empowering: I had the opportunity to fight for #justice and #peace. I received an enormous wave of international #solidarity that lifted my #spirit in #prison, and eventually helped lead to my release from prison.
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My #imprisonment may have ended but our struggle continues. I decided to spend the next year volunteering in Hadasa hospital in Jerusalem. I have also joined “Mesarvot”, an #activist group that supports young Israeli teens who refuse to serve the #occupation and help them prepare for possible imprisonment. These days #Mesarvot activist are taking an leading role in the struggle against Trump’s and Netanyahu’s #annexation plan, about which you will hear in the next update.

Excerpt from this post: https://www.refuser.org/refuser-updates/2020/7/12/finally-released-after-74-days-in-israeli-prison

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