Defense Minister Moshe Dayan said today that he did not favor relieving reserve soldiers from duty in the administered territories on grounds of conscience. Dayan spoke in reply to a question in the Knesset by Communist MK Shmuel Mekunis. He said he would not intervene on behalf of Yossi Koten, a reservist sentenced to 35 days in jail for refusing to serve in the administered territories.
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