 The letter, addressed to Prime Minister Golda Meir, stated that the class would willingly draft (military service is mandatory in Israel), but only under the condition that the government will commit to reach peace as soon as possible and by all means necessary.By writing this letter, they in effect publicly doubted the government's commitment to peace.This was the first time an organized group of high school seniors in Israel stood up and asked the government questions, instead of being conformists like their parents..

Two years later, Doron Nesher, then a young Israeli actor who had already taken part in George Roy Hill's The Little Drummer Girl, joined Schorr in writing the screenplay.