Two Israeli women were both imprisoned twice in one month for refusing to do their two-year compulsory military service.
On 4 August, Noa Gur Golan, 19, was sentenced to 30 days’ detention in military prison. She had served 14 days for an earlier refusal. Hadas Tal, 18, was sentenced to 20 days’ detention on 14 August.
On 31 August, they were both sentenced to 30 more days in prison after they refused military service again.
Hadas said: ‘I refuse because it is important not to let this system continue without resistance. The refusers who sat in prison before me did not end the occupation, but there is great significance to our acts — in raising awareness and creating public conversation.’
1 December is Peace Prisoner Day! More info from War Resisters’ International: www.wri-irg.org