As I write this, 119 Palestinian died in Gaza in the Israeli bombings, among them 19 women and 31 kids. We want to call you - who stand in solidarity with the Palestinians and with Israeli war resisters - to take solidarity actions, record them on camera, and upload them to our facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/refusersn

You can post pictures of yourself holding a sign demanding international intervention to stop this war, you can share with us a facebook post calling Israelis to refuse to take part in the war, or share photos and videos from direct actions like blocking the street in front of Israeli embassies and consulates. Many actions are already being organized in solidarity with Palestinians, for example by IF NOT NOW, and you can join them and upload pictures from the action to our facebook page. Even simple actions uploaded to our page will get shared by us -- so please do take a few minutes and take action!

Mesarvot, the Israeli network that supports war resisters just released the following statement:

What started a month ago with the ban on sitting at Damsacus gate during Ramadan, continued with brawling in Jaffa, settlers rampaging in south Hebron mountain, the court decision to evict dozens of Palestinian families from Sheikh Jarrah (backed by a racist law that perpetuates the Israeli occupation), and the Israeli police’s extreme acts of violence have now deteriorated to an exchange of fire. It has brought the death of dozens of people between the river and the sea – most of which are in Gaza, some of which are children.

Our heart aches. This war could have been avoided. It could’ve ended before it had begun if only the Israeli government and military would have let the Palestinian people be. This is not only about the past month. If the heads of the state and army cared about the people or, dare we imagine, about basic human rights – they would understand that there is no way to live with 4 hours of electricity a day and without clean drinking water. The people in Gaza are in survival mode - a way of living none of us can imagine. We are dealing with decision makers that are not interested in peace, justice, or in stopping the cycle of death. They are interested in political and economic power and this reality serves their interests.

Inside Israel there are riots and attacks on businesses, homes, and people. Some local businesses in mixed cities have had no choice but to close down in fear of riots destroying their property; we are on the brink of a civil war. The Israeli media serves hatred and does nothing to report solidarity protests organized by Palestinians and Jewish people together. The police violently arrest Palestinians, including minors, while doing almost nothing to stop attacks by extreme right wingers.

We will not go on operations and wars that give us nothing but death in the name of an archaic nationalistic agenda. We will not hold a weapon, press a button, or wear a uniform that brings death and breaks a family apart. Not when we were eighteen, not ever. This land is drowning in blood.

We stand in solidarity with the citizens of southern Israel and with Gaza and Sheikh Jarrah. We oppose this pre-orchestrated war and call for the immediate end of the Israeli occupation and demand recognition of the Palestinian pain. Only then will we start to see anything different from this grim reality.

In solidarity and with the hope for better days,

Yuval