Israeli teen threatened with suspension over call to refuse military service

Israeli teen threatened with suspension over call to refuse military service Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Mon, 07/13/2026 - 14:34 The teenager distributed flyers urging students not to enlist in the military over Gaza genocide Police stand between Israeli settlers and left-wing activists during scuffles in Jerusalem’s Old City during the Jerusalem Day march, 14 May 2026 (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP) Off An Israeli high-school student is facing possible disciplinary action after distributing flyers urging classmates to refuse military service over Israel's genocide in Gaza and the ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank, according to a report published by Haaretz. The student, an 11th-grader at Ohel Shem High School in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, was summoned to a disciplinary meeting and told she could face suspension beginning next school year, the newspaper reported. According to the report, the student and two other teenagers who are not enrolled in the school distributed leaflets entitled "We Hereby Refuse" outside the campus.