An Israeli conscientious objector shares her story:

“I made the decision to refuse when I was around fifteen years old, because even then, I saw that the ongoing occupation and #Apartheid was — and still is — enough of a reason to refuse. It became more important to me after the war and the massacre in #Gaza began. It’s important to raise our voices against the war, to raise awareness about it, and bring the Palestinian perspective into the conversation in #Israel as well. I decided to make my refusal very public, giving interviews and being vocal on social media to get out my story about why I refused and why I’m working toward a peaceful and just solution for all people between the river and the sea.”

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“You Can’t Buy Paradise with Blood”

Nineteen-year-old Sofia Orr was jailed for refusing to enlist in the Israeli military. In an interview with Jacobin, she explains the disturbing authoritarianism of an Israeli society that has rallied behind the massacre in Gaza.

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