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"I Refused to Load the Bombs for Gaza" - An Interview with Israeli Conscientious Objector Aharon Dardik

Monks and Punks

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Episode  ·  7 Plays  ·  42:26  ·  Jun 24, 2024

About

Aharon Akiva Dardik is a US/Israeli student leader on the American Left. He is founder of "Jews for Ceasefire," and is President of J Street, both at Columbia University. He was active in the encampments and recent struggles against genocide, at Columbia. In recent years, he was drafted into the Israeli military to help load bombs to drop on Gaza. He went through the court-martial process, and did hard time in a military prison. He tells us all about his experiences, struggling for justice. He will be speaking at our upcoming retreat, in the Catskills, "Peaceful Lake, Powerful Mountain." (More info on that at www.nonviolence.works.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

42m 26s  ·  Jun 24, 2024

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