Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Refusenik was a label for citizens of the Soviet Union who were denied permission to emigrate. It has also been adopted to designate Israeli soldiers or drafted citizens who refused to serve in the military, many of them in protest against Israel's actions in the occupied Palestinian territories. See Refusal to serve in the Israeli military for details. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.