[WCUSP] Fw: One son not going to the army

[Libby or Mort Frank]

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From: Ian Lustick 
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Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 9:26 PM
Subject: One son not going to the army


(In the U.S. right now many of us wonder how in the world we would cope if our son or daughter were being inducted into the armed forces and prepared to be sent to Iraq.  In Israel the ritual of army service has an elaborate and deep social significance.  But for some Israeli parents the idea of their children entering the IDF, while different in many ways, resonates with our own unease about even the idea of our children entering the U.S. Army at this time.  Attached is Eitan Bronstein's account [with pictures] of his son's decision to avoid service in the IDF.  Eitan is himself an IDF veteran, but also the founder of Zochrot (Memory).  This very Jewish organization is dedicated to remembering the "Nakba" in Hebrew (Nakba means "catastrophe" in Arabic and is Palestinian reference to the creation of the Palestinian refugee problem in 1948).  Zochrot activities include posting signs in Hebrew and conducting tours and memorials where Arab villages used to be.  If you wish to contact Eitan directly  Eitan or contact Zochrot, let me know.--IL)





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