Professors for a Strong Israel

Statement to the Press - 3 May 2006


Re: Outstanding soldier!

We at Professors for a Strong Israel wish to express our appreciation of Sgt. Hananel Dayan, soldier in the IDF. We appreciate his record as an outstanding soldier, recognized today by his superiors; and we appreciate his very ethical protest in refusing to shake the hand of the Chief of Expulsion, Maj.-Gen. Dan Halutz, at the medal ceremony for outstanding soldiers. We understand Sgt. Dayan's values and humanity, seen in his inability to march in blind step on the first Independence Day after the perversion of the IDF into a force for expelling Israeli citizens from their homes in their own land.

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