New Profile

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New Profile (פרופיל חדש) is a movement for transforming Israeli society into a "civilian" one ("חברה אזרחית" – a term recently coined by parts of the Israeli left wing to highlight their view of the present society as "recruited" or "militarized"). It is a voluntary organization that acts against the compulsory law of military enlistment and supports people who refuse to enlist in the Israel Defense Forces. New Profile is a feminist organization and most of its activists are women.

Contents 1 Major goals of New Profile 2 Legal proceedings and criminal investigation 3 See also 4 Notes 5 External links

[edit] Major goals of New Profile

• Reducing the militarism in Israeli society.
• Resisting the Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
• Reducing the stigma of profile 21.
• Cancelling the law of compulsory enlistment to the Israeli military.
• Helping refuseniks or people who don't enlist in the army for other reasons.
• Supporting refusniks who are in army prison because of their refusal to enlist in the army or serve in the Occupied Territories.
• Educating the public.

[edit] Legal proceedings and criminal investigation

In September 2008, Israeli Attorney General, Menachem Mazuz, ordered the police to open a criminal investigation against New Profile because of allegations of "incitement to draft dodging" and helping people secure exemptions fraudulently.^[1]

On April 26, 2009, 8 New Profile activists were detained and the organization's computers were confiscated. ^[2]

[edit] See also

• Coalition of Women for a Just Peace
• Refusal to serve in the Israeli military
• Sarvanim
• Profile 21

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• New Profile official website
• "The Cost of the Occupation to Israelis and Palestinians" - 2009 talk by New Profile activist Dorothy Naor

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