A FRIENDSHIP LOST: THE COST OF CHOOSING TO SERVE

For Yael, an 18-year-old Jewish woman from Hamburg, the decision to join the Israeli army was a deeply personal one. It was a choice made out of gratitude, a desire to give back to a country that had protected her. But this decision came at a cost—one she hadn’t anticipated. In the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas attack and the war that follow