ISRAELI REBELS BACK UP WORDS
TWO MEN REFUSED TO BE SOLDIERS
Judith Davidoff, The Capital Times, November 9, 2004
Like other young Israeli men and women, Noam Bahat and Shimri Zameret were called up to serve in their country's army once they finished high school.
But, unlike most of their peers, Barat and Zameret refused to enlist.
Part of a growing movement of "refuseniks," Barat and Zameret served time in military and civilian prisons after being court-martialed for refusing to serve in the Israeli army. Both object to the occupation of the Palestinian territories by the Israel Defense Forces.
Released in September after about two years in prison, Barat and Zameret are traveling around the United States to speak about their experiences and to raise consciousness about the role the United States plays in supporting Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories.
On Wednesday night, Bahat and Zameret will speak at the First Unitarian Society Meeting House here at a program sponsored by the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and the Madison Area Peace Coalition.
