Omar Saad, a Palestinian musician and high school senior from the Druze minority religious community, faces imprisonment over his refusal to take part in a recruitment test for the Israeli military on Wednesday (31 October).
Saad has bravely made his views known to Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, and Ehud Barak, its defense minister. In a letter to both men, Saad stated: "I will not be fuel to the fire of your war" ("I’m Omar Saad and I will not be a soldier in your army," Abir Kopty’s blog, 27 October) .... http://uruknet.info
