Yuval Green is a 27-year-old medical student and part of an Israeli network advocating for the rights of military refusers. In the past year, following the massacre of October 7, Yuval was called to enlist for military service. During his reserve duty, he received an order from his commander to burn down houses. He refused this order and left his unit. This pivotal event led Yuval to become part of a group of soldiers who publicly declared their opposition to the war in Gaza, giving interviews to foreign media. After some time, Yuval chose to take a leadership role in a new initiative to pressure the government to stop the war.
Together with members of the Refuser Solidarity Network (RSN) organization, he drafted a public refusal letter, gathering the voices of those no longer willing to fight for a government they saw as corrupt and cruel. The writing of this letter led to the formation of the first group of refusers, who together challenged the Israeli consensus. In January, he worked with RSN members to organize the War Refusal Conference, exposing the horrors of military operations in Gaza to a wider audience. Beyond his efforts to amplify the voices of refusers, Yuval also works on the ground to assist Palestinian shepherding communities in the West Bank.
Yuval’s actions have helped legitimize war refusal and expose the truth in Gaza. Currently, the organization includes over 200 soldiers who have participated in the fighting in Gaza and are no longer willing to do so. The organization provides them with legal support and a platform to spread their message.
