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Shahar Perets: 'Something bad is happening, and it must stop.'

Conscientious objector: ‘I don’t want to wear a uniform that symbolizes violence and pain’.
Shahar Perets, who was sentenced to prison for refusing to join the Israeli army, talks about meeting Palestinians for the first time, her visits to the West Bank, and how Israeli society represses the occupation.
(As of Oct 31st 2021 she is serving her third prison term.)