Second Prison Term for CO Yuval Oron-Ofir

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Second Prison Term for CO Yuval Oron-Ofir

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Dear Friends,

CO Yuval Oron-Ofir was sentenced on yesterday (7 Dec.) to 7 days in military prison for his refusal to serve in the Israeli military. He is due out of prison on 14 Dec. His prison address is:
    Yuval Oron-Ofir
    ID number 201205580

    Military Prison No. 6
    Military Postal Code 01860, IDF
    Israel
    Fax: ++972-4-9540580
Since the prison authorities often block mail from reaching imprisoned objectors, we also recommend you to send your letters of support and encouragement to the imprisoned (and otherwise detained) objectors via e-mail to shmin...@gmail.com, and they will be printed out and delivered to them during visits.

In addition, you may want to follow some of our recommendations for action below.

Yuval re-joins Tamar Katz and Raz Bar-David Varon, who are held in the military prison for women, and Mia Tamarin, who is presently "confined to base".



Recommended Action
First of all, please circulate this message and the information contained in it as widely as possible, not only through e-mail, but also on websites, conventional media, by word of mouth, etc.

Other recommendations for action:

1. Sending Letters of Support

Please send the imprisoned objectors letters of support (preferably postcards or by fax) to the prison addresses above.


2. Letters to Authorities

It is recommended to send letters of protest on the objectors' behalf, preferably by fax, to: Copies of your letters can also be sent to the commander of the military prison at:
Commander of Military Prison No. 6,
Military Prison No. 6
Military Postal Code 01860, IDF
Israel
Fax: ++972-4-9540580
Another useful address for sending copies would be the Military Attorney General:
    Avichai Mandelblit,
    Chief Military Attorney
    Military postal code 9605, IDF
    Israel
    Fax: ++972-3-569-43-70

It would be especially useful to send your appeals to the Commander of the Induction Base in Tel-HaShomer. It is this officer that ultimately decides whether an objector is to be exempted from military service or sent to another round in prison, and it is the same officer who is ultimately in charge of the military Conscience Committee:
    Gadi Agmon,
    Commander of Induction Base,
    Meitav, Tel-HaShomer
    Military Postal Code 02718, IDF
    Israel.
    Fax: ++972-3-737-60-52

For those of you who live outside Israel, it would be very effective to send protests to your local Israeli embassy. You can find the address of your local embassy on the web.

Here is a sample letter, which you can use, or better adapt, in sending appeals to authorities on the prisoners' behalf:

    Dear Sir/Madam,

    It has come to my attention that [name & military ID], a conscientious objector, has been [sentenced / imprisoned] for [her / his] refusal to perform military service, and is held in [Military Prison no. 6 in Atlit / the Induction Base in Tel-HaShomer].


    The imprisonment of conscientious objectors such as [name] is a violation of international law, of basic human rights and of plain morals, let alone when the same person is being repeatedly imprisoned for her self-same beliefs.

    I therefore call for the immediate and unconditional release from prison of [name], without threat of further imprisonment in the future, and urge you and the system you are heading to respect the dignity and person of conscientious objectors, indeed of all human beings, in the future.

    Sincerely,

We will appreciate receiving copies from the letters to the address: support.ref...@gmail.com


3. Letters to media in Israel and in other countries

Writing op-ed pieces and letters to editors of media in Israel and other countries could also be quite useful in indirectly but powerfully pressuring the military authorities to let go of the objectors and in bringing their plight and their cause to public attention.

Here are some contact details for the main media outlets in Israel:


We will continue updating on further developments.


Thank you for your attention and action,

    Sergeiy Sandler – New Profile.
 
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