Israeli conscientious objector to speak in London
AN ISRAELI woman who has refused to serve in her country’s military will call for solidarity with conscientious objectors in London today.
Marking International Conscientious Objectors’ Day, the woman, known as Or, will speak at a rally before the memorial to objectors in Tavistock Square.
She said: “Supporting conscientious objectors for me is to fight against militarisation around the world.
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