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“I refuse to enlist in the army for reasons of conscience,” Ferera said in a video statement he recently posted on YouTube. “I cannot participate in anti-democratic activity such as the military occupation of Palestinian lands and lack of civil equality between us and Palestinians under Israeli rule.”When Ferera arrived at the courtyard of the military base in late April, the protesters erupted in cheers. Ferera seemed collected but visibly touched by the support from people most Israelis would see as his antithesis. “With your support I'm going to prison with my head held high,” he told them. He went from one protestor to the next, giving each a warm hug.
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