Zionist army: less than 1 in 4 enlist in army

Ramallah, 2007 Nov 6, Al-Manar
 
The number of potential new soldiers refusing to put on the Zionist army uniform is on the up-and-up, facts presented in an Zionist army forum on Tuesday show. According to the information provided by Lieutenant Colonel Shlomi Avraham, head of the Administration for Human Resources, Technology and Research, 21% of those born in 1981 did not enlist in the Zionist military. That number increased to 23% for those born in 1983 and jumped to 28% for '89ers—those who were supposed to be inducted into the Zionist army most recently.
 
In 2007, 11.2% said they could not enlist because they were engaged in Torah study. This is compared with 4.9 who opted out of Zionist army service for the same reason in 1991. Another 7.3% did not enlist because of medical reasons; a 3% increase from the 1991 draft. Other reasons for avoiding Zionist military service included: residence abroad, possession of a criminal record, being handicapped. Only 5% of those shirking Zionist army duty are described as "draft dodgers" in the traditional meaning of the phrase.
 
The number of draftees requesting an exemption from military service for mental health reasons increased from 4.6% for those drafted in 2000 to 6% for those designated to join Zionist army ranks in 2005.
 
A disturbing fact presented at the forum was that 17.7% of those who were released from their mandatory service in the Zionist army in 2006 were set free in their first six months in uniform. Most of the discharges were on account of mental health reasons.