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To: Thomas M. who wrote (2458)	11/21/2002 3:01:43 AM
From: StormRider	Respond to of 6945

ISRAELI ARMY DESERTIONS RISE Conal Urquhart, Guardian (UK), 11/20/02 guardian.co.uk The Israeli Defence Force has been hit by a sharp rise in the number of desertions among its troops, according to an army report. Military police are dealing with at least 40% more deserters than last year, the result of increasing numbers of reservists refusing to perform military service. One report put the increase as high as 67%. Since the beginning of the intifada in 2000, the army has been forced to call up tens of thousands of reservists every month to conduct operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip... The deserters also include conscientious objectors who refuse to serve in the Occupied Territories although they are willing to serve within Israel's international borders.