Israeli Refuseniks on ABC Nightline 2nite

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  ABC - Nightline Daily E-Mail 
December 2, 2003 
  TONIGHT'S FOCUS: They are among the most highly-decorated pilots in 
the Israeli Air Force, and they have effectively ended their careers, and 
they say they are doing it to save Israel. And while a solution to the 
problems in the Middle East seem as far away as ever, something as 
simple as birthrate may force the issue. There is a scene in the movie
"Apocalypse Now" that became a favorite 
for many of us. And I mean the original version, not the expanded one. 
During the helicopter assault, the camera is tight on the face of one 
soldier who's sitting in the chopper as the other soldiers jump out. 
He's yelling "I'm not going, I'm not going." It became something of a 
running joke for those of us who were routinely sent off to bad places. 
We'd look at each other and say "I'm not going, I'm not going."  At least 
it made us laugh. But the story we're looking at tonight is not a laughing
matter. 
27 Israeli pilots signed a petition saying, in essence, "we won't go." 
They refused to participate in the so-called targeted assassinations, 
the attacks, usually carried out from the air, on specific Palestinians. 
Those attacks have often resulted in the deaths of bystanders as well. 
The pilots argue that these actions are hurting the state of Israel.  And 
by going public, they have effectively ended their careers and faced 
withering criticism by both the Israeli government and much of the public. 
For the first time, they will appear on television, in a report by 
correspondent Hillary Brown from Jerusalem. At the same time, there is
something else going on in Israel that not too 
many people are paying attention to.   It's called the demographic bomb 
by some Israelis.   The birthrate among Palestinians is higher than that 
for Israelis.   If current trends continue, Israelis will become the minority 
in Israel in the next fifteen to twenty years. What repercussions would 
that have?   Whatever their political beliefs may be, some Israelis point 
to this trend and say the only solution is to have two separate states, 
Palestine and Israel.   This is one of those instances where the facts on 
the ground may overtake politics and force some sort of solution. Correspondent
Bob Woodruff will report on this part of the story. 
  Ted [Kopple] will anchor, and we're still working out who his guest will 
be tonight. I hope you'll join us. Leroy Sievers and the Nightline Staff 
ABCNEWS Washington bureau Courtesy of: Wolfram Erich Graetz, Architect 
in Washington, D.C. (USA)
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  Israeli Refuseniks on ABC Nightline 2nite