An 18-year-old conscientious objector who failed to present himself at the recruiting office when his draft date came up, was arrested last night after a two-week search by police. The youngster, Reuben Lessman of Jerusalem, was one of four COs who published an open letter to Defense Minister Moshe Dayan last month refusing military service because they didn’t want to become “oppressors.” Another of the four, Dov Gall, presented himself for induction. The others, Giora Neumann of Tel Aviv and Miss Irit Yaacobi of Jerusalem are scheduled for induction next month.
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