Tair Kaminer

Tair Kaminer was born in 1996 in Tel Aviv

Tair Kaminer was born in Tel Aviv on September 29, 1996, to Sybil Goldfeiner, founder of the fashion company Comme il faut, and Micha Kaminer, who works in high tech. She is the second of 3 sisters. Her uncle Noam Kaminer was jailed in 1982 for refusing reserve duty, and her cousin Matan Kaminer was jailed for refusing to enlist.

She grew up in Tel Aviv and attended Ironi Alef high school. She then did a service year in a Scouts commune in Sderot.

In January 2016 she refused to enlist, citing her opposition to the occupation, and said she was willing to do alternative service. She was sentenced 6 times to military prison, while writing a blog in Haaretz. She was released on July 18, 2016, and received an exemption on grounds of unsuitability and bad behavior.

Her refusal drew support from groups such as Mesarvot and Amnesty International, and a British MP proposed a motion of solidarity with her. In 2017 she lived in Nazareth, studied Arabic and taught Hebrew as a volunteer. From 2017 to 2018 she did national service at the bilingual school in Jerusalem, and she studied at the Hebrew University.

In August 2025, while taking part in protective presence activity in the village of Jayyous, she was attacked by settlers and seriously injured.