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New Profile

New Profile

Israeli antimilitarist and feminist organisation


New Profile (פרופיל חדש) is a movement for transforming Israeli society into a "civilian" one ("חברה אזרחית" a term recently coined by parts of the Israeli left wing to highlight their view of the present society as "recruited" or "militarized"). It is a voluntary organization that acts against the compulsory law of military enlistment and supports people who refuse to enlist in the Israel Defense Forces. New Profile is a feminist organization and most of its activists are women. It was founded in 1998, among others by Rela Mazali.[1]

Objectives

In September 2008, Israeli Attorney General, Menachem Mazuz, ordered the police to open a criminal investigation against New Profile because of allegations of "incitement to draft dodging" and helping people secure exemptions fraudulently.[2]

On April 26, 2009, eight New Profile activists were detained and the organization's computers were confiscated.[3]

See also


Notes

  1. "Rela Mazali | INVERSE JOURNAL". www.inversejournal.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.

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