"Israel" cracks down on anti-draft websites

‘Israel' is to launch a crackdown on organizations that offer advice on how to evade army service amid a wave of young Jews' disappointment.

Source: Press TV, 15-09-2008

‘Israeli' Attorney General Menachem Mazuz ordered on Monday an investigation against the organizations which offer internet advice on evading military service, accusing them of incitement against the army.

Deputy Attorney General Shai Nitzan claims that the material published by such organizations on the Internet constitutes incitement against the army.

He said they not only encourage youths to dodge the draft, but also explain in great detail how this can be accomplished, the Yediot Aharonot reported on Monday.

While opinion polls suggest ‘Israel's' young generation is increasingly losing faith to the regime, several organizations are publishing online materials to teach the youth draft dodging tricks.

"Declaring chronic back or head aches can lower your medical profile, and marking the wrong answers on the psychometric exam certainly decreases the candidate's value for security service, even leading to an automatic discharge from the IDF," one of these websites read.

The organizations, however, have their own side of story. For example, New Profile organization says ‘Israeli' society is a militaristic one and the army is in control of people's life.

The groups' members accuse the regime of desperately trying to silence them against the freedom of speech.

They say the army has difficulty in understanding society's realities.