Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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On September 24, twenty-seven pilots in the Israeli Air Force released a letter that stated in part:






We, who were raised to love the state of Israel and contribute to the Zionist enterprise, refuse to take part in Air Force attacks on civilian population centers. We, for whom the Israel Defense Forces and the Air Force are an inalienable part of ourselves, refuse to continue to harm innocent civilians. These actions are illegal and immoral, and are a direct result of the ongoing occupation which is corrupting all of Israeli society. Perpetuation of the occupation is fatally harming the security of the state of Israel and its moral strength…we shall continue to serve in the Israel Defense Forces and the Air Force for every mission in defense of the state of Israel.






The pilots' declaration extends the Ometz Le'sarev (Courage to Refuse) movement launched last January, which 559 officers and soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces have joined.