Refusal to serve in the Israeli military includes both refusal to obey specific orders and refusal to serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in any capacity due to pacifist or anti-militarist views or disagreement with the policies of the Israeli government as implemented by the army, such as the Disengagement plan or occupation of Palestinian territory. In other cases the refusal is simply a result of youth who are not interested in military service and wish to pursue other activities. The conscientious objectors, i.e. the first category in the previous sentence, who object to being drafted are sometimes called sarvanim (in Hebrew סרבנים) which is sometimes translated into the word "refuseniks", as well as mishtamtim (evaders, dodgers).
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