Let Us Never Hesitate to Recognize and Salute Israel's Best
"I refuse to take part in the war crimes committed by my country. Violence will not bring any kind of solution, and I shall not commit violence, come what may." - Omer Goldman, age 19, Tel Aviv
Omer Goldman of the Israeli CO group Shministim
First Prison Sentence: 22nd Sept. - 10th Oct. 2008 (18 days) Second Prison Sentence: 12th - 24th Oct. 2008 (10 days) |
(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Omer Goldman Granot is the daughter of Naftali Granot, the former deputy to Mossad’s chief Meir Dagan. She never fails to disappoint the apartheid war machine, nor does she fail to gain our most serious respect.
You see Omer, who grew up in the Tel-Aviv suburb of Ramat HaSharon, is a young Israeli conscientious objector and member of the Shministim.
In the group's own words...
- The Shministim are Israeli high school students who have been imprisoned for refusing to serve in an army that occupies the Palestinian Territories
It seems important to retell her story as Israel wraps up its latest, savage attack on Gaza, which alone proves Israel's lack of legitimacy and fairness as a world government.
Omer is one of so many Israelis that you never hear about, except maybe here and a few other news outlets in the Arab world that shoot straight and true, unlike the majority of their Israeli counterparts, with the exception of Ha'aretz.
Goldman is one of those human beings who simply has the insight and intelligence to identify the negative aspects of her nation's demand upon her. Perhaps it was her position as the daughter of a heavy operator like Granot that led to her courage and stand.
