Refusal to Serve in the Israeli Military

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Refusal to serve in the Israeli military includes both refusal to obey specific orders and refusal to serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in any capacity due to pacifistic or antimilitaristic views or disagreement with the policies of the Israeli government as implemented by the army, such as the forced evacuation of Jewish settlements or occupation of Palestinian territory, or simply youth who are not interested in military service and wish to pursue other activities. The conscientious objectors who object to being drafted are sometimes called sarvanim (in Hebrew ¿¿¿¿¿¿) which is sometimes translated into the word "refuseniks", as well as mishtamtim (evaders, dodgers).