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CANCER
SOCIETY'

Soldiers Refuse
Service In Territories

Jerusalem (JTA) — If all
goes as planned, the Israeli
army will begin withdraw-
ing from much of the Gaza
Strip and the West Bank
town of Jericho on Dec. 13.
This fact has deeply upset
Jewish residents of the ter-
ritories, who fear that the
Israel Defense Force's
withdrawal, and the simul-
taneous mobilization of a Pa-
lestinian police force, will
jeopardize the security of the
settlements.
Now it is being reported
that a significant number of
Israeli soldiers do not want
to serve in the territories
once the Palestinian self-
rule accord goes into effect.
A handful have reportedly
asked their commanding of-
ficers to relieve them from
duty in the territories come
mid-December.
A military source said
there have been "only a few
cases" where soldiers have
refused to obey such orders
and that "they cannot be
seen as a phenomenon in the
IDF."
Since the IDF makes no
provisions for conscientious
objectors, those soldiers who
refuse to dismantle army
bases in Jericho will likely
receive the same punish-
ment as those who refuse to
patrol refugee camps in
Gaza: imprisonment.
Amid reports that settlers
groups are urging Israelis to
refuse to serve in the ter-
ritories, the IDF took the
offensive.
An army spokesman
stated, "The IDF, as a
people's army, is subject to
the decisions of the elected
government and accordingly
carries out its directives."
"The IDF will not allow
any refusal to carry out
orders. The IDF does not ac-
cept conscientious objec-
tion," the spokesman said.
Well aware of the army's
policies, several settlers
groups are, nonetheless,
calling on Israeli soldiers to
disregard the prime min-
ister's directives.
In recent weeks, these
groups have distributed
letters, leaflets and petitions
to Israelis on both sides of
the Green Line, the un-
marked border between
Israel proper and the ter-
ritories, asking for support
in their fight against the
peace plan.
Two weeks ago, a group

calling itself the Action
Committee for the Abolition
of the Autonomy Plan mail-
ed and faxed hundreds of
letters to soldiers, police offi-
cers and members of the
General Security Service, or
Shin Bet.
Drafted by West Bank
resident Elyakim Haetzni, a
longtime settler leader, the
letters stated that "orders
that lead to the uprooting of
Jewish villages are illegal
and, therefore, such orders
must not be obeyed."
Mr. Haetzni, who main-
tains that his group ad-
vocates civil disobedience,
not violence, said, "We ap-
pealed to these people as
Jews, as human beings, as
Zionists, and asked them to
disobey such an order if they
are placed in such a cir-
cumstance.
If we succeed, Rabin will
have no army to commit his
crime," he said.
The Yesha Council, the
largest and most active set-
tlers groups, has also for-

Groups have
distributed letters
seeking support in
the fight against
the peace plan.

mulated a policy regarding
army service.
Yehiel Leiter, the council's
spokesman, said, "We are in
favor of continuous service
in the army, both for new
recruits and reservists.
"At the same time," he
said, "when it comes to
specific orders which involve
facilitating the Palestinian
police force or withdrawal
from either Jewish com-
munities or army bases, we
suggest that each person tap
his own conscience and
decide whether or not the
order is legitimate."
On a more personal note,
Mr. Leiter added, "I will not
participate in either
scenario. I believe that these
orders are unjust and im-
moral, whether it's to aid
and abet terrorists or to take
Jews from their homeland.
"I'd rather go to prison as
a conscientious objector," he
said. Eli

