Shahar Perets opposed her conscription to Israeli compulsory military training – and has been jailed three times as a result.
Most Jewish Israelis do compulsory military service for at least two years, but every year a small number take an ideological stance and end up in military prison.
Last week, a young Jewish ultra-orthodox Israeli man asked for leave to remain in the UK because he feared being imprisoned as a deserter from the military if he returned to his home country.
The unusual case has shone a light on the issue of conscientious objectors in Israel.
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