Refuseniks

Josh, regarding the term refuseniks, it is very different from the Russian/Soviet one. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Her parents were "refuseniks" - citizens, usually Jews, whose requests to emigrate were refused. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They are called refuseniks, willing to go to prison rather than take part in the latest Israeli offensive. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Druze army refuseniks aka 'Raised to be Heroes' www. umanitoba.ca A Canadian film about the more than 1600 who refused compulsory service in the Israeli army because they believe her actions in the occupied territories are wrong. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The numbers of so-called refuseniks are proliferating with groups such as the Courage to ❋ Unknown (2010)

Battered by commerce, wearied by the endless diminution of the club's cultural status, the final straw for the refuseniks was the manner in which the Glazers leveraged their buy-out by saddling the club with the mortgage to facilitate it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The numbers of so-called refuseniks are proliferating with groups such as the Courage to Refuse, Shministim and New Profile supporting those who will not serve in the Israeli Defense Forces. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There are those "refuseniks" who refused to serve in the disputed territories, safe in the knowledge that despite their ideological position, they would not be beheaded or thrown from the tops of tall buildings or just "disappear". ❋ Unknown (2009)

He and nearly all the other 'refuseniks', including former Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky, have so far escaped court – despite tens of thousands of prosecutions each year. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In my day we called them the "refuseniks," and here in the U.S. they're "conscientious objectors." ❋ Unknown (2008)

Please see recent issues of H'aaretz, comments of "Peace Now" activists, comments of young Isreali "refuseniks" who refuse to part of an illegal and immoral occupation, a few past issues of "Tikkun" magazine, or stream "Beyond The Pale", a progressive Jewish radio show carried by the Pacifica network for Jewish voices calling for new and more humane ways to approach this ongoing horrible Isreal/Palestine crisis. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Why do Israeli soldier "refuseniks" decline actions against Palestinians and opt to spend time in jail? ❋ Unknown (2006)

The Vietnam "refuseniks" had cast the entire idea of a draft into disrepute, and it was determined that the United States would develop an "all-volunteer army". ❋ Unknown (2005)

The [rise] of the [refusenik] movement will produce the first of the [forecast] ❋ DEDALO (2009)

Person 1: "Hey brother, the wedding is next week. Have you had your [2027] [Q3] booster yet?" Booster Refusenik: " My [Q2] booster just expired last week." Person 1: "Well we can't invite you then sorry. We can't allow science-deniers like you to put the health of our boosted guests at risk." ❋ Prosciencepro (2021)