"conscription exists in Algeria, Angola, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Greece, Iran, North and South Korea, Russia, Kuwait, Singapore and Turkey, amongst others."

Yes, and I condemn all the above countries in the same way as I condemn Israel.

Just as it is inconceivable to justify the murder of innocent diners or bus-travelers, so it is inconceivable to justify the incarceration and enslavement of innocent people who committed no crime without their consent, let alone subjecting them to the extra risk of being injured or dying in battle which ordinary imprisoned criminals do not suffer, and let alone children whose only "crime" is to be born in a certain place and reaching the age of 18 in relative health.

I am myself a victim of conscription, I still occasionally suffer nightmares as a result, and one of the main reasons that I immigrated to Australia is that here we do not have that barbaric practice.

Algeria, Angola, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Israel, North and South Korea, Russia, Kuwait, Singapore and Turkey, ...

Now isn't that impressive.

Let's list a few who don't

England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Canada, USA, Mexico, Japan, Australia, New Zealand... oh look ... they are all liberal democracies.