Not according to my research. Their service was delayed and shortened, but in general it was not excluded altogether. And again, they are not against conscription on ethical grounds.
> not good example of a country with "happy conscription"
I do not claim that conscripts are happy while they are forced to serve.
My claim is that among the top 10 happiest countries, many of them have conscription. So conscription does not equal an unhappy society.
Also, while we complained to no end during our conscription time in the army, most older swedes who served look back at their forced military service with a lot of positive feelings.
Younger people who did not serve roll their eyes when the older guys start reminiscing about their army time. You can see them thinking "shut up already" :)
Of course there are people with your level of dislike of conscription, but I haven't met very many of them in Sweden.
> Israel is actually good pace to visit now.
Oh, I thought you were kidding. It has a lot of historic sites I'd like to see, but it'd be nice if the whole region was a lot calmer before I start thinking about going there. Not holding my breath on that one...