ACCORDING to reports from our comrades in Jerusalem, several Israeli pilots have been jailed for refusing to bomb civilian areas in the Lebanon.
The resistance is part of a broader revulsion in the Israeli army against the genocide in Lebanon. It is more widespread in the reserve army, which is made up of people who have fought in past wars.
We were told the ferocity of the invasion has come as a great shock to the majority of Israelis. Many are against the war — even if they now have no confidence to speak out.
The general mood is horror at what is rightly seen as unprovoked aggression on the government's part, and a campaign of genocide against the Palestinians.
'People are just not believing anything the government is saying now,' said one woman. 'The invasion is going to change a lot of things in Israel — this could be a turning point.'
A campaign has been launched against the war by Israeli women militants. A demonstration on 13 June in Jerusalem, organised by 'Women Against the War' and the Bir Zeit Solidarity Committee was supported by 500 people, the largest protest against the invasion in the Middle East by that date.
'Women Against the War' are planning a further demonstration on 23 June and they expect many more people to support it. They have also been sending petitions to the Israeli papers.
The press in this country remain silent on what is happening inside Israel and the growing discontent with the Israeli government.
Our solidarity goes to the heroic Palestinians and Lebanese in their struggle against the Israeli genocidal invasion; and also to all those inside Israel who speak out against it.