Yesh Gvul's campaign of selective refusal is credited with contributing to the Israeli government's decision to withdraw from south Lebanon.
[6][7][8] From 1971 till 1979, the Ministry of Defense pragmatically allowed such selective objectors, when drafted, to serve within the "green line" separating Israel from the occupied territories.
[11] He also had placed stickers on electricity pylons in the military camp where he was serving - and on the inside of doors of the stalls in the officers' toilet - with the slogan "Down with the occupation!".
[13] It identifies its main role as "backing soldiers who refuse duties of a repressive or aggressive nature" by giving them both moral and financial assistance.
[4][14][15] Over the years, Yesh Gvul have created an effective support system for jailed refuseniks by having human rights groups outside Israel "adopt" them.