![From ‘Zionist Dream’ to Dissent: An Interview with a Former IDF Captain on Israeli Military Culture, Personal Transformation and Advocacy for Change – Part 3](https://www.jurist.org/features/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/04/Damage_in_Gaza_Strip_during_the_October_2023_-_29.jpg)
Yonatan Shapira is an ex-captain and pilot in the Israeli Air Force. In 2003, he helped coordinate the circulation of a letter that was signed by 27 Israeli Air Force pilots expressing their refusal to engage in Israeli military actions targeting Palestinians. Additionally, Shapira has endorsed the domestic Israeli movement supporting Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions [...]