Words: Based on the text of an open letter written by 63 draft-age Israeli teenagers on 3rd January 2018 to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the forces' chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Education Minister Naftali Bennet, publicly refusing to be conscripted into the Israeli army.
Music: Jane Lewis
Chorus We refuse to serve the occupation,
We refuse to take part in oppression,
We are not prepared to take up guns any more
We refuse conscription ‘til the occupation ends
We refuse conscription ‘til the occupation ends
Part A
For we are bound by the values of justice, peace, equality,
And will not lend a hand to a racist gov’ment policy.
We will not be drafted to serve in the army,
We refuse conscription ‘til the occupation ends
Part B
We know there is another reality
That we can create together
We will not be denied this possibility
We refuse conscription ‘til the occupation ends