BDS: Blackmail, Degrade & Silence

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"BDS, Army-style: Blackmail, Degrade -- & Silence"

Israeli Army Brass  BLACKMAILING Lital bas Miriam:

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Accept SIX MONTHS of Military Jail Without a Fight -- or Face Years in Jail in Without A Fair Trial

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The Crusade to Terrorize Other Girls Into Army Enlistment Escalates Dramatically

17 Shvat, 5780 °°  Feb. 12, '20, (v.4) 

[This is an update of a previous post (circulated last Thursday in the weekly email of the Coalition for Jewish Values), and of this update: https://firstamendmentactivist.blogspot.com/2020/02/idf-antireligious-blackmail-of-female.html .]


By Binyomin Feinberg,

FeinbergBinyomin@gmail.com

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To check for updates, on first view of this article, as well as throughout the week,  please visit https://saveHischildren.blogspot.com -

or/and see updates for month of Shvat '80:

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Refusenik Updates: 

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LITAL BAS MIRIAM: 

1.  We've reported several times on Lital bas Miriam. She is a religious bas-Cohen from Tel-Aviv, who has   been - literally - persecuted in Military Prison Four for over an entire MONTH, in the wake of her arrest at the airport on Jan. 13, '20. See:

https://daattorah.blogspot.com/2020/01/when-criminal-justice-is-truly-crimina.html


https://savehischildren.blogspot.com/2020/01/bascohen-resists-hegmonist-draft.html ;

http://firstamendmentactivist.blogspot.com/2020/01/when-criminal-justice-is-truly-criminal.html. ;

http://firstamendmentactivist.blogspot.com/2020/01/from-behind-israeli-iron-curtain.html *

{* Rivka No'ah bas Yehudis is the full name of the religious French immigrant Refusenik.}

There was even a recent appeal to Russian President  Putin to help save her, among other persecuted Refuseniks (http://firstamendmentactivist.blogspot.com/2020/01/righteous-outrage-goes-international.html; ;
photos: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nTJT9255QwfrfYLMJ3_NaE8woQPF70MC ).

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2.  On Tuesday, Feb. 4, Lital had yet another military court hearing. Chillingly, the prosecution (i.e., the Army) wanted to hit her with an extraordinarily brutal sentence. Just how long? Reportedly, the Army wants to imprison Lital not - G-d forbid - for days, weeks, or even months -- but for two YEARS!  We are informed by someone in the know that this is no ploy; the Army is apparently "out for blood."  (It is our duty to ensure that it's not her blood - or that of any innocent person - that they get.)

3.  An important question here is: why is the Israeli Army trying to impose such a draconian punishment on this non-violent, 26 y/o "threat to national security?"  Granted, according to the Army, Lital is long-term "draft-dodger," [sic] -- being "absent for years" from the military - in which enlistment is strictly prohibited by Jewish Law, to the extent we are all required to give up our lives to ensure that girls are not drafted (as the Brisker Rov OB"M so famously clarified). But why a sentence so extraordinary brutal?

4.  Clearly, the extraordinary length of the desired sentence appears to be indicative of the Army motivation operative here. It's not that they're prosecuting and persecuting this young lady IN SPITE OF of her dedication to the Torah prohibition against enlistment in the promiscuous Israeli military. In that case, they would temper their vindictiveness with a veneer of token lucidity. Rather, it's precisely BECAUSE of her steadfast dedication to safeguarding her purity and her religious values that the Israeli Army is persecuting Lital.

Moreover, inasmuch as Lital reportedly just recently received her military "service" exemption, they're not expecting her to enlist. Thus, this doesn't seem to be the usual direct choice between military incarceration and military officer exploitation. This particular military court injustice is purely to punish Lital for her refusal to yield to the Army's dictates.

[Be aware that perhaps over a fifth of the estimated 55-60(!) girls now incarcerated in Israeli military prisons are conscripts imprisoned because they wanted to shift to alternative positions in the Army.  When they finish their sentence, they often get what they want. Contrast that treatment with the antireligious abuse of girls who are religious objectors.]

5.  Moreover, not only does the Army aim to break Lital, they also want to terrorize the many, many other girls and women standing up to the Army's crusade to force women into the immoral, exploitative military. Clearly, this young lady  has been targeted to serve as a sacrificial lamb, a "Korban," to "Maitav" (the Draft Office), in order to strike terror into the hearts of even some of the strongest, most devoted girls and women resisting the Army draft. The Army message to those girls is: give up and enlist to "serve the country" (or: serve the male officers in the IDF as "Mizron Tzahali") - or else - face severe military injustice.

6.  That's not all. At that same proceeding, the military judge "directed" the prosecution to strike a "compromise" with the defense. That "compromise" reportedly involves imposing a "settlement" on Lital - that requires she agree to a staggering SIX MONTHS in Military Prison, without even allowing her a chance to fight for her religious and human rights in court.

7.  In essence, this "compromise offer" itself is judicial blackmail: either agree to a half a year without fighting for your rights, or else face the tyranny of two years in Military Prison, all without the chance to a fair fight in court (see posts above).

Moreover, the litany of illicit and illegal actions of the Draft Office, and the Prison System, all provide additional clarification as to why the government is blackmailing Lital into giving up before even beginning her legal battle in earnest: they don't want all of their illegalities and corruption involved in this case to be exposed to the Free World. In other words, the government is acting like guilty bullies normally act: they terrorize the victim commensurate with their guilt, in order to cover it up. (This pattern of malfeasance should be familiar to those who've dealt with child molesters and similar criminals.)

Plea-deals often make sense - for guilty people. But this is plain judicial tyranny.

8.  Above all, this travesty is a clear case of the Army terrorizing an innocent religious woman for remaining steadfast in her adherence to the Torah prohibition against enlistment in the immoral, exploitative military.  If this abomination would be perpetrated anywhere else in the world, we'd call it what it is: Jew-Hatred, of the worst sort.

It's noteworthy that Lital is a "Bas-Cohen" (the daughter of a Cohen, descending from priestly lineage). The last time the precursors of the ruling antireligious Hellenistic Establishment tried forcing a Bas Cohen into a similarly repugnant arrangement  - with a Greek officer ("Hegmon") - over 2,100 years ago - we procured a new Holiday (Chanukah). That occurred in the wake of the bloody Civil War triggered by the priestly brothers of Yehudis. Her brothers, and the many Jews who joined them,  opted to fight, and ultimately defeat the enemy, rather than let their sisters and daughters be treated as "Miz'ron Yevani." [Realize that one female Army-abuse-victim reported that a high-level IDF officer candidly informed her that "girls in the Army are Miz'ron Tzahali." See #21, below.]

9.  As explained in previous posts, all of this torment struck Lital in the wake of her naively submitting to a Religiosity Interview ("Rayon Dat") over seven years ago, around the the time she finished school (in addition to submitting her religiosity certification, her "tatzhir dat"). At that time, the (female) Draft Officer tripped Lital up on a question about the Reading of the Torah, something from which women are generally exempt, by Jewish Law. It was a question that should not have even been asked. At this time, it appears that under the pretext of that question - and perhaps certain additional, similarly irrelevant queries - "Maitav" (the Draft Office) refused to provide Lital the religious exemption to which she was entitled. (See also: 

https://daattorah.blogspot.com/2020/02/religious-exemption-without-religious.html ).

10.  Subsequently, Lital reportedly got mixed messages, and never got a conclusive picture of her final draft status. Like thousands of other girls, she never got any documentation to clarify her draft status one way or the other. 

Additionally, Lital was apparently misled by Border Police. Her family claims that immediately prior to her surprise-arrest at the airport in mid-January, she repeatedly checked with Israeli Border Police. They told her that she's ok to travel, without concern of her name being on the list of non-exempted girls. When she arrived at the airport, they arrested her, to the shock of her parents.

Did Israeli Border Police intentionally give Lital misinformation to ambush her? If so, that would explain why the Army consistently refuses to comply with the government requirement that the Army notify the girls shortly after they submit their religiosity certification.  This way, they can get the girls to drop their guard, and arrest them anytime the opportunity presents itself (e.g. a traffic infraction). Thereby, the Army can use the threat of extended incarceration in the brutal military prison environment as blackmail - to force religious girls into  enlisting, all in flagrant violation of the Torah.

11.  To top it all off, it was reported that Lital's right of communication (already severely limited) has been [illegally] impeded by the prison authorities, on multiple occasions. How can Lital possibly ensure a semblance of a fair hearing - especially when the stakes are so monumental - without the ability to communicate with whomever she needs to? 

12.  Lital's next hearing was set to be held Monday, Feb. 10, but was adjourned until later next week.

Please daven for Lital bas Miriam. We hope that her attorney stands strong against the government terror, and refuses to accept the six month extortion-sentence. The Israeli government should be put on notice that this will not pass without a vibrant public fight.

13.  The frum media as well need be put on notice that this barbaric, anti-Jewish abuse of an innocent young lady cannot be allowed to continue. In addition, Torah Sages  in the past had helped organize womens' demonstrations against the government, over the drafting of girls.  Now, it is so much more necessary, and so much more technically feasible.

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14.  Shockingly, there are currently approximately 55-60 girls and women imprisoned in Israeli Military Prison. True, not every imprisoned girl is necessarily in jail for refusing to serve in the Army. Some are incarcerated for other reasons (e.g., some seek to be shifted to an alternative position in the military, and many of those would probably prefer to opt out of the Army altogether if we would be able to ensure their success). But, regardless, the Israeli government has no right to enlist females; therefore they has no right to impose Army regimen on them. All the more so, they have no right to impose military incarceration.  (Also be aware that the girls in jail are encouraged to snitch on each other, in return for benefits and better conditions. So some girls may be languishing in prison because of what a fellow inmate was encouraged to "report.")

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15.  Ta'i ["Ta-ee"] bas Oshrah had been imprisoned in Military Prison Six in the North for over a week for her refusal to enlist in the Army. B"H she was just released, but without a military service exemption.

16.  Another girl, Mai, was reportedly just released from Military Prison Four about a week ago, B"H.

17.  Another religious girl, Tal-Yah bas Liz, continues to languish in Military Prison Four for her refusal to serve in the Army. So far, she's been suffering there for an outrageous amount of time, approximately EIGHT weeks total. We are informed that she urgently needs tefillos and vibrant public advocacy.

18.  Another religious girl, an immigrant from France, Rivka No'a bas Yehudis, has been similarly incarcerated for an outrageous amount of time, (also) approaching TWO MONTHS, in Military Prison Six. She was notified that she will get an exemption from Army service, BE"H. However, despite that exemption, they insist on keeping her imprisoned until she completes the 12-day punitive sentence handed up Jan. 30.  (She was due to be released this week.)

Bear in mind that even though Rivka No'a ostensibly submitted her religiosity certification late, there is additional reason to have waived that minor technical infraction: she is much needed to care for her disabled father. Her father was severely injured in a car-crash two years ago, and still cannot walk or properly function on his own.

This persecution of girls with seriously ill parents or siblings is a consistently recurring theme in the narrative of female military incarceration in Israel. It's frequency really warrants a dedicated expose, perhaps entitled "Government Klinghoffer Syndrome."  Other examples, all involving additional, grotesque human rights abuses, include:

° Lital bas Miriam, who has a very ill brother;

° Avigail Leah  Houseband (who finally received her exemption without compromising with the IDF demand for a Rayon Dat) has a very ill mother (Rus Ester Leemor bas Tzipora, a baalas teshuva who was previously an IAF captain), who heroically fought for her daughter's spiritual safety despite her deteriorating condition;

° Ziva bas Mazal, a religious Ethiopian girl, to whom the Army  continues to refuse a religious exemption, without even a pretext of denial of her religiosity;

° the Bnos Beruria R. daughters, who's father, Rav Avrohom Y., has been very ill; and

° Yuval bas Tamar, whose father had been very ill while Yuval had endured over six months of government religious-persecution, in one of the most repugnant, brazen, ongoing human rights abuses in the reported history of the struggle of religious female IDF Refuseniks.

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19.  One of the outstanding questions here is:

Where are the ostensibly rightwing and religious Knesset members? Even just prior to a high-stakes election (a third consecutive election at that), they cannot muster the self-interest-impelled gumption to raise a massive alarm over these blatant and unrelenting evils, assaults against Jewish girls that threaten the very future of the Jewish People?

20. Another question is: Has this genre of anti-religious persecution of Jewish women become the "price" that righteous Israeli women are now expected pay - to ensure that the relentlessly-distracted "rightwing" and religious "representatives" continue to hold onto their over-occupied seats in the Knesset? 

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21.  Also see:

CREEP STATE:  Sexual Exploitation - Via Escalation of Religiosity-Interrogations

http://firstamendmentactivist.blogspot.com/2020/02/creep-state.html