Five Israeli conscientious objectors were released from prison Wednesday after having their sentences reduced. The five — Haggai Matar, Matan Kaminer, Noam Bahat, Shimri Tzameret and Adam Maor — had served some two years in military and civilian prisons, including 10 months in an army camp.
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