Riley Gaines believes that publicly defending the integrity of women's sports is a vital responsibility that outweighs her initial career plans.

“I really just saw what's at stake and so I put my life on hold for a year I've reapplied for dental school in the fall I'm set to go to the University of Tennessee but I'm still kind of wavering with the idea of if that's right for me at this time”

International pressure and popular mobilization, rather than working within the flawed and biased Israeli legal system, are the most effective means to challenge Israeli policies.

“we know that there is no recourse in um in the Israeli courts I mean My grandmother used to say and this is like a popular proverb if you're if your enemy is the judge to whom do you complain so the to the whom you you complain is maybe the International Community”