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-- health;
-- family considerations;
-- married or pregnant women or those with children;
-- persons convicted of crimes;
-- the undereducated until they complete at least eight years of school; and
-- other considerations at the Defense Ministry's discretion.
Israeli law rejects conscientious objection rights for men and only partly accepts them for women on the basis of religion. Those refusing to serve may be prosecuted and imprisoned.
Yet, as a UN Charter signatory, Israel is obliged to comply with the UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Its Article 18 guarantees everyone "the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion." So does the Universal Declaration of Human Rights under Article 18 stating the same thing.
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