On September 15th, Israel’s attorney general ordered the police to investigate whether an anti-military organization has violated the law by advising through its website how to avoid serving in the Israeli military. New Profile has been providing accurate information on the criminal activity that one would have to engage in as a soldier in the occupying Israeli military. New Profile has also published information on how one can be exempt from military draft.

The criminal investigation was ordered on behalf of Israel’s Military Advocate General, Avichai Mendelblit, who also asked that Mohammad Bakri be prosecuted for libel against the Israeli Military for making the movie, "Jenin Jenin". The film "Jenin Jenin", documents the atrocities committed by the Israeli Occupation forces during the invasion of Jenin in 2002. Bakry was acquitted in July in a trial brought forward by Israeli soldiers who charged Bakry with slander.

A couple of weeks later, Mendelblit, had to explain his own bias in prosecuting criminal activity. On October the 6th, the High Court of Israel ordered that Mendelblit reconsider his decision to charge soldiers with “unbecoming conduct” for shooting a bound and blind-folded Palestinian. The Court received the appeal brought forward by human rights organization and Ashraf Abu-Rahma, the Palestinian who was shot. They argued that the charge does not carry any jail sentence or military expulsion.

Read more | Israel -- A State "War" on Youth | High Court orders JAG to reconsider punishment of battalion commander and soldier in Ni'lin incident | Mohammad Bakri, Director of Jenin Jenin Acquitted in Libel Suit