Israel cracks down on its own dissidents

A growing number of Israelis are refusing to join the country’s military, despite military service being compulsory for most citizens over the age of 17.

Al Jazeera’s Sherine Tadros reports from Jerusalem on Israel’s conscientious objectors and the country’s hardline approach to dealing with the “refuseniks”.

 

Tor Sandberg

Tor Sandberg

Tor Sandberg is the program director for rabbletv. When Tor was 8 years old, the two schoolyard bullies, Allen and Roger, made up a mean little ditty about him. “Let’s tear Tor in the Northwest...