Although the
details about girls imprisoned for “incomplete military paperwork” frequently
goes unknown, as most are unaware that there are organizations that can assist
them, here are a few recent cases that have come to the attention of askanim.
u Tuesday Feb. 4, Lital bas Miriam
had yet another military court hearing in her extensive saga of hearings.
Chillingly, the military sought to slap her with a particularly brutal
sentence. Just how long? Judging from the "compromise" that the judge
reportedly directed the prosecution to consider, the military wanted to
imprison Lital, not for days, weeks, or even months, but for YEARS! Apparently
the military feels quite comfortably in the driver’s seat, and feels no
pressure to act civilly.
u Ta'ee bas Oshrah has been imprisoned in
Military Prison Six in the North for over a week due to her refusal to enlist
in the army.
Another
religious girl, Talyah bas Liz, continues to languish in Military Prison Four
for her refusal to serve in the army. So far, she's been suffering there for an
outrageous stretch of time, about EIGHT weeks total.
While
imprisoned, the military notoriously uses all the tools at its disposal to
break the jailed girls’ morale, physically, spiritually and
emotionally.
u Unassuming immigrants, who believe they
have arrived in the dream homeland, have blind faith in the state’s demands of
them. Thus, numerous cases of girls’ entanglement with military red-tape are
fresh immigrants.
Another
religious girl, an immigrant from France, Rivka No'a bas Yehudis, has been
similarly incarcerated for an outrageous amount of time, approaching TWO MONTHS
in Military Prison Six. She was notified that she will get an exemption from
Army service, BE"H. However, despite that exemption, they insist on keeping
her imprisoned until she completes the 12-day punitive sentence handed up Jan.
30.
u Sixty six years ago when the gezeirah
of girls National Service was on the table, the Chazon Ish sent a message to
Reb Menachem Porush; “R’ Menachem, ihr zolt plotevin! [R’ Menachem, you
should act wildly!]” It can be debated if a gezeirah on every
religious girl is more serious then multiple girls consistently in jail, or
not. It can pondered if now is the time to act in a stormy manner, or not.
Either way, silent complacency is definitely not an option.
the Sentry"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." - Malcolm X
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