New Profile (פרופיל חדש‎) is a movement for transforming Israeli society into a "civilian" one ("חברה אזרחית‎" – a term recently coined by parts of the Israeli left wing to highlight their view of the present society as "recruited" or "militarized"). It is a voluntary organization that acts against the compulsory law of military enlistment and supports people who refuse to enlist in the Israel Defense Forces. New Profile is a feminist organization and most of its activists are women. It was founded in 1998, among others by Rela Mazali.^[1]

Objectives

• Reducing the militarism in Israeli society.
• Resisting the Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
• Reducing the stigma of profile 21.
• Cancelling the law of compulsory enlistment to the Israeli military.
• Helping refuseniks or people who don't enlist in the army for other reasons.
• Supporting refusniks who are in army prison because of their refusal to enlist in the army or serve in the Occupied Territories.
• Offering an alternative discourse to the public.

Legal proceedings and criminal investigation

In September 2008, Israeli Attorney General, Menachem Mazuz, ordered the police to open a criminal investigation against New Profile because of allegations of "incitement to draft dodging" and helping people secure exemptions fraudulently.^[2]

On April 26, 2009, eight New Profile activists were detained and the organization's computers were confiscated.^[3]