’Israeli’ Military Threatens Veterans Over Public Refusal to Spy on Palestinians

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The "Israeli" military on Sunday threatened disciplinary action against 43 veteran servicemen who signed an open letter refusing to spy on the Palestinians for the IDF's elite military intelligence Unit 8200.

"There is no room for insubordination in the "IDF" ["Israel" War Forces]," Zionist spokesman Moti Almoz said.

"We in the "IDF" ["Israel" War Forces], up to the most senior officer, view this severely, and the disciplinary action will be loud and clear," Almoz vowed.

The "Israeli" military statement comes in response to an open letter of refusal that has been sent to the "Israeli" prime minister, the "Israel" War Forces chief and the Zionist head of military intelligence. In it, 43 past and present reservists openly proclaim that they refuse to serve in military intelligence. In witness testimonies, they detail the strategies used by "Israel."

Their concern is the methods being used to collect information, among them blackmailing individuals to serve as "Israel" War Forces informants.

Testimonies further say that there is no mechanism that monitors whether individual freedoms are respected.
"The notion of rights for Palestinians does not exist at all, not even as an idea to be disregarded," one witness statement said. "Any Palestinian may be targeted and may suffer from sanctions, such as the denial of permits, harassment, extortion, or even direct physical injury."
 
Additionally, the open letter says the servicemen cannot continue their service "in good conscience, denying the rights of millions of people," and acknowledges that they "refuse to take part in the [entity's] action against Palestinians," especially after "Israel's" recent military aggression against seized Gaza.

"Intelligence allows ongoing control over millions of people, thorough and intrusive monitoring and invasion into most aspects of life. All of this does not allow for normal living, fuels more violence and puts off any end to the conflict," the letter reads.

"We refuse to take part in actions against Palestinians and refuse to continue serving as a tool for deepening military rule in the Occupied Territories," it further added.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team