Sofia Orr, 18, has served two prison sentences already for refusing to enlist in mandatory military service in protest of Israel’s war on Gaza.
An Israel i teenager who is facing jail a third time for refusing to enlist in mandatory military service tells ITV News that peace is the "only solution" to the war in Gaza and that the two sides "have to co-exist".
Thousands of young people are exempted from the draft every year either on medical or religious grounds .Talking about what her time in jail was like, Orr says it can be isolating, with limited time for calls and only one visitor allowed in every two weeks. Since October 7, Orr says the rhetoric in her country has become more "violent," adding: "That 'us and them' mentality, that 'black and white' mentality is really strong in Israel and outside of Israel right now."
This is despite the risk of shrinking career prospects and social stigma in a country that has sworn revenge to Hamas' attacks. "Most of the reactions that I am naïve and that I'm ungrateful... I don't think I'm naïve. I think its naïve to think that we could ever solve this political conflict with military means.
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