A letter signed by 97 Israeli parents urges their army-age children not to serve in the West Bank or Gaza Strip. The letter calls serving in the territories part of an immoral occupation. In the open letter, to be published Friday in Ha’aretz, the parents say they will support their children if they refuse to serve in the territories.
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