Some young Israelis refusing mandatory military service



Protests against Israel’s far-right government show no signs of stopping as young Israelis are taking a stand and refusing to serve their mandatory military service. NBC’s Josh Lederman speaks with some teenagers about why many are rejecting the supposed right of passage.

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46 comments

  1. PATROTISM FOR YOUR COUNTRY IS SHUNNED BY THE YOUNG NOW, LOCK THEM UP OR DEPORT THEM TO RUSSIA!!

  2. They don’t need to go to prison. Just go to yeshiva.

  3. We go with the people against corrupt government…

  4. Israel needs more people like them. End the occupation of Palestine!

  5. Evil oppresses evil apartheid Fascist DICTATORSHIP it is 110%.. Free Palestine FROM evil Terror and REALLY EVIL APPARTHEID. Hear the prayers of the free people dear god.. Dear true human rights amnesty International DO SOMETHING..🇵🇸❤️‍🔥🇵🇸❤️‍🔥🇵🇸❤️‍🔥🇵🇸❤️‍🔥🇵🇸❤️‍🔥🇵🇸❤️‍🔥🇵🇸❤️‍🔥🇵🇸❤️‍🔥🇵🇸❤️‍🔥🇮🇷❤️‍🔥🇱🇧❤️‍🔥🇮🇷❤️‍🔥🇱🇧❤️‍🔥🇮🇷❤️‍🔥🇱🇧✌🏻✌🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻…

    Palestine 4 EVER❤

  6. ALLAH BLESS THESE YOUNG PEOPLE
    THE ZIONISTS IN CHARGE AND THEIR GANG SHOULD GO BACK TO
    USA AND EUROPE WHERE THEY CAME FROM
    THEY ARE CERTAINLY NOT FROM THE MIDDLE EAST LIKE HOLY PROPHETS MOSES JESUS AND MOHAMMAD
    PEACE BE UPON THEM ALL
    GO AWAY ZIONISTS AND STAY AWAY
    YOUR JUDGEMENT WILL COME ON YOM E QAYAMA
    JUDGEMENT DAY
    YOU SUFFERED IN BABYLON IN GERMANY
    THE HOLY QURAN SAYS YOU WILL
    BE TESTED 3 TIMES
    ONE MORE TIME TO COME
    THE INNOCENT JEWS SUFFER BECAUSE OF YOU
    THE TRUE JEWS WHO WILL NEVER GO TO ISRAEL AS ITS AGAINST JUDAISM
    YOU ARE REALLY ATHIESTS
    WOLVES IN SHEEPS CLOTHING
    POWER IS YOUR AGENDA
    BUT SIRS DEATH DEFEATS US ALL
    NO ONE LIVES FOR EVER SO WHATS THE POINT OF ALL THIS CRUELTY
    YOUR RACE SUFFERED SO WHY INFLICT SORROW ON OTHERS
    HILTLER WASNT A MUSLIM
    HE WASNT A PALESTINIAN
    JEWS BROUGHT THE GERMAN ECONOMY TO ITS KNEES HENCE HITLER CAME INTO POWER
    CAUSE AND EFFECT
    HE WAS WRONG
    YOU ARE WRONG
    SAME HYME BOOK
    I HAVE JEWS IN MY FAMILY
    BEAUTIFUL LOVING PEOPLE
    TRUE JEWS CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS LOVE EACH OTHER
    BECAUSE TO US POWER MEANS NOTHING
    IT ALWAYS BITES THE DUST
    WHAT POWER DOES RAMSES THE 2ND WIELD
    HE WAS DROWNED
    WHY WORSHIP THE GOLDEN CALF
    WHEN GOD GAVE YOU A WONDERFUL PROPHET MODES (PBUH) TO FOLLOW
    DONT WASTE YOUR TIME ON EARTH
    SPREAD LOVE NOT HATE
    MY BROTHERS

  7. IDF IS A KILLING MACHINE

  8. Israel has to think of peace, low-level war on unarmed people will rob it's soul.

  9. Same case as Russia, Young men fighting Old men's war

  10. It's unfortunate but necessary or they will get run over.

  11. Israeli youths should not have to mandatory serve in the military, they are not living next to a military nation like North Korea or China, like the South Koreans and Taiwaneses.
    Netanyahu is turning Israel into a fascist state, which all Israelis should hate.

  12. They don't force Hasidic or other right wing sects do they? Pretty sure that has been the standard.

  13. Imagine if the hole world did the same, our war mongering leaders would be force too use diplomacy and negotiation😊,my respect to the youth of Israel

  14. Good for those young Israelis, standing up for what is right.

  15. God bless these young people. They see what Zionism means.

  16. Respect to all the young isrealis for choosing to be human.

  17. Why continue killing your brothers. God is of the mind and conscious, you are all hypocrites in my opinion.

  18. By Sitting in The Lotus Position and chanting Hari Krsna! Hari Krsna! Rama! Rama! Krsna! Krsna! Both Jews & Palestinians can end their Suffering and Attain Enlightenment & Samadhi. Therefore Meditate upon the syllable of OM and read God's Word as written in The Bhagavad Gita. Such are the Blessings of The Aryan Religion.

  19. They will regret their decision when they start getting bombed by Iran, and other Muslim countries.

  20. Well then how come the Hasidic Jews who voted this right wing fascist “government“ into power in the first place don’t have to serve in the military??

  21. Israel doesn't allow conscientious objectors?

  22. Its not far right, its just that y are too far left

  23. this is a protest against the fascist state….

  24. They should have mandatory in United States. All those kids running the streets in Chicago; ship them out!

  25. If you don't want to serve for your country then prepare to be slave. Better to die than to be slave,remember your history,and your God and your prophet said.

  26. They ruined Toms River,NJ

  27. Time for more American Jews to show their true allegiance and enlist in the IDF.

  28. Can an Israeli explain what is the Israelis “left” and “right”??

  29. Thanks goodness. If this were happening in the US, people would be trying to shut them up by calling them "woke." I'm glad the young people know better. Viva Israel

  30. Lol for anyone reading this as "young Israeli",this "Issue" doesn't exist the news report is actively trying to shape thier own narrative.Netanyahu in his speech meant the reservists refusing especially those who volunteer in Air force,younger generation of Israelis are more right wing then the older generations(and for good reason)the society at large do not "refuse" anything,since the beginning there were few morons who refuse to servl.

  31. People should have the choice if they choose to enlist. For wars are made by leaders. Why don't they go to battle as well? When we as the human race stop killing each other.

  32. Who gives the government right to mandate people into military kmt

  33. 73 years independent. No it is 73 years colonisation

  34. It's great that YouTube allows me to shut the screen off and just listen. A very animated pair of hands and hyper emotive facial expressions make this difficult to watch.

  35. Mandatory? Isn’t that tyranny. Where’s the democracy and freedom of choice? USA needs to invade to bring freedom to Israel

  36. Far right apartheid racists of Israel don’t want to work for their far right apartheid government.

    No sympathy.

  37. sure Israel, who the US gives $4 billion every year for no reason – go ahead and jail an entire generation of Israeli's because of your needless religious conflicts, and see how long your country lasts.
    There is no reason for war – just end your hateful conduct and baseless aggression

  38. and the Israel's govt. still is not condemning Russia for committing their genocidal campaign into Ukraine, a free Democratic Nation.

  39. What are Israeli prisons?

  40. i can see why hitler saw the jews as evil devils………….

  41. Good for you, Israeli draft resisters. If regime change occurs, & the Waffen SS makes way for the IDF, as it will, you'll be proud to serve. Throw Fuhrer Bibi out… the world needs & supports the sane, progressive Israel! Love from the USA…