Dear Interfaith Prayer Partners,
We will meet to Pray for Peace on Wednesday, October 22nd at 7:30 PM (NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION) at the
Fr. Charles Cloughen Jr. [frcharles@verizon.net]
From: New Profile / Sergeiy Sandler <sergeiys@gmail.com>
Four imprisoned young women CO need your support. Please write.
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Second Prison Term for Four Women COs
Dear Friends,
Four women COs, signatories of the 2008 high school seniors refusal letter, have been sent to a another prison term today (12 Oct.). Sahar Vardi and Tamar Katz have been sentenced to 21 days in prison and are due to be released on 30 Oct. Omer Goldman and Mia Tamarin have been sentenced to 14 days in prison and are due to be released on 24 Oct. This is the second term in prison for each of them. Their addresses in prison are listed below (note the corrected military ID number for Mia Tamarin, and Omer's surname, as listed in official documents):
Sahar Vardi
Military ID 6055780
Military Prison No. 400
Military Postal Code 02447, IDF
Fax: ++972-3-9579389
Tamar Katz
Military ID 5396326
Military Prison No. 400
Military Postal Code 02447, IDF
Fax: ++972-3-9579389
Mia Tamarin
Military ID 5399276
Military Prison No. 400
Military Postal Code 02447, IDF
Fax: ++972-3-9579389
Omer Granot
Military ID 5398532
Military Prison No. 400
Military Postal Code 02447, IDF
Fax: ++972-3-9579389
CO Avichai Vaknin, on whose case we've reported in August, has now been exempted from military service on medical grounds, after two prison terms, and is no longer in danger of further imprisonment for his beliefs.
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 objectors via e-mail to shministim@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.
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:
Mr. Ehud Barak,
Minister of Defence,
Ministry of Defence,
Hakirya,
E-mail: sar@mod.gov. il or pniot@mod.gov. il
Tel.: ++972-3-6975540 or ++972-3-6975423
Fax: ++972-3-6976711
Copies of your letters can also be sent to the commander of the military prison at:
Commander of Military Prison No. 400,
Military Prison No. 400,
Military postal number 02447, IDF
Fax: ++972-3-9579389
Another useful address for sending copies would be the Military Attorney General:
Avichai Mandelblit,
Chief Military Attorney
Military postal code 9605, IDF
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
Fax: ++972-3-737- 60-52
For those of you who live outside
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 again been imprisoned for her refusal to perform military service, and is held in Military Prison No. 400.
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,
3. Letters to media in
Writing op-ed pieces and letters to editors of media in
Here are some contact details for the main media outlets in
Ma'ariv:
2 Karlibach st.
Fax: +972-3-561-06- 14
e-mail: editor@maariv. co.il
Yedioth Aharonoth:
2 Moses st.
Tel-Aviv
Fax: +972-3-608-25- 46
Ha'aretz (Hebrew):
21 Schocken st.
Tel-Aviv, 61001
Fax: +972-3-681-00- 12
Ha'aretz (English edition):
21 Schocken st.
Tel-Aviv, 61001
Fax: +972-3-512-11- 56
e-mail: letters@haaretz. co.il
2 Hashlosha st.
The B1 Building
Tel-Aviv
e-mail: hayom@israelhayom. co.il
Fax: +972-2-538-95- 27
e-mail: news@jpost.co. il or letters@jpost. co.il
Radio (fax numbers):
Kol-Israel +972-2-531-33- 15
and +972-3-694-47- 09
Galei Zahal +972-3-512-67- 20
Television (fax numbers):
Channel 1 +972-2-530-15- 36
Channel 2 +972-2-533-98- 09
Channel 10 +972-3-733-16- 66
We will continue updating on further developments.
Thank you for your attention and action,
Sergeiy Sandler – New Profile.
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