Iddo Elam, left, Yuval Dag, center, and Sofia Orr, right, in a composite image.
Iddo Elam, left, Yuval Dag, center, and Sofia Orr, right, in a composite image.
  • Israel's Gen Z faces backlash and potential imprisonment for refusing to join the Israeli army.
  • BI spoke to four "refuseniks" — including one who went to prison, and another awaiting sentencing.
  • All four said social media played a major role in helping them form their anti-war ideologies.

As a child, Tal Mitnick thought it was inevitable that he would end up in the Israel Defense Forces.

It wasn't out of any particular desire to serve — it just felt inevitable.