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Why this Israeli teen chose jail over military service after the Oct. 7 attacks

Why this Israeli teen chose jail over military service after the Oct. 7 attacks

Tal Mitnick, the first Israeli jailed for refusing mandatory conscription after the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, leans back in his seat in the Saint Paul University's auditorium in Ottawa. On Dec. 26, 2023, Mitnick arrived at an enlistment centre in central Tel Aviv and publicly announced that he would refuse to serve with the Israel Defence […]

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