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Student Suspended Over Leaflets Calling Gaza War Genocide

7/14/2026

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An 11th-grade student at Ohel Shem High School in Ramat Gan was summoned for suspension after distributing leaflets urging peers to refuse Israeli army enlistment.
The leaflets, organized by youth group Mesarvot, urged 130 students to sign a pledge calling the Gaza war and West Bank actions genocide.
Officials called the campaign extremist propaganda and noted 93 % enlistment among eligible male students, 47 % in combat, exceeding the city’s 84 % rate.

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An 11th-grade student at Ohel Shem High School in Ramat Gan was summoned for suspension after distributing leaflets urging peers to refuse Israeli army enlistment.
The leaflets, organized by youth group Mesarvot, urged 130 students to sign a pledge calling the Gaza war and West Bank actions genocide.
Officials called the campaign extremist propaganda and noted 93 % enlistment among eligible male students, 47 % in combat, exceeding the city’s 84 % rate.