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Caracal Battalion
March 11, 2018, 1:19 pm
Arguments rage over IDF’s inclusion of women, but co-ed ‘Lions’ have a job to do
Politicians, rabbis question army's PR strategy of touting female soldiers; for those women and the men who serve with them, however, the opinions are irrelevant
By
Judah Ari Gross
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Video by Luke Tress
December 5, 2017, 9:28 pm
Israel’s first female tank crews finish training, ready for deployment
Head of Armored Corps' training praises 13 recruits for completing grueling training as part of contentious pilot program
By
Judah Ari Gross
November 27, 2017, 6:53 pm
Israel’s first female tank crews set for deployment as critics fire fresh volley
Pilot program, and women combat soldiers in general, meet stiff criticism, with dozens of reservist officers calling for an end to co-ed army service
By
Judah Ari Gross
November 16, 2017, 9:38 am
Paving the way, but where?
A ruling allowing the state to take private Palestinian land for roads is either a milestone or a harbinger of things to come, and papers look at what jobs are open to whom
By
Joshua Davidovich
July 12, 2017, 12:11 pm
IDF dismisses head of co-ed IDF unit for suspected relationship with subordinate
Lt. Col. Elad Cohen had already been suspended from his post for 30 days as military police investigate alleged illicit relations
By
Judah Ari Gross
July 11, 2017, 12:01 pm
Commander of co-ed IDF unit suspended for suspected relationship with subordinate
Lt. Col. Elad Cohen removed from his post for 30 days as military police investigate alleged illicit relations
By
Stuart Winer
May 3, 2017, 4:27 pm
Pre-army yeshiva head who denigrated women goes on leave
Rabbi Yigal Levinstein, filmed saying military service drives female soldiers 'crazy,' asks students not to contact him
By
TOI staff
April 2, 2017, 1:53 pm
IDF drills for possible Islamic State attacks across southern border on foot, in cars
In week-long exercise, infantry, tanks, helicopters train to thwart assault on Negev communties by Sinai-based terrorists
By
Judah Ari Gross
March 17, 2017, 1:20 am
Israel Prize-winning rabbi rejects call to fire provocative colleague
Eli Sadan refuses to ‘cooperate with dictatorship‘ in having Yigal Levinstein fired for comments against women soldiers
By
TOI staff
March 16, 2017, 10:41 am
Liberal Orthodox rabbis ban service in mixed combat units
Beit Hillel organization also signs plea for army chiefs to show sensitivity, not segregate religious soldiers into 'ghettos'
By
TOI staff
March 8, 2017, 8:50 pm
Fresh scorn heaped on rabbi who derided female soldiers
Religious umbrella group says Yigal Levinstein's comments 'not our way'; opposition calls to defund his pre-military academy
By
TOI staff
March 8, 2017, 12:04 pm
Netanyahu hails female troops after uproar over rabbi’s derisive comments
In response to Yigal Levinstein's statement that girls serving in IDF is 'crazy,' prime minister says 'we are proud' of women soldiers
By
Alexander Fulbright
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Raphael Ahren
March 8, 2017, 8:52 am
Rabbi comes under fire after deriding ‘crazy’ female troops
Defense minister says he will reconsider position of Yigal Levinstein as head of pre-army academy; female general calls comments 'infuriating'
By
TOI staff
February 16, 2017, 10:24 pm
Co-ed battalions to get new home in Border Defense Force
Mixed-gender units, trackers, surveillance monitors and combat intel come together to defend Jordanian, Egyptian borders
By
Judah Ari Gross
November 20, 2016, 6:21 am
Women increasingly join the fight in Israel’s army
In five short years, women's participation in combat roles will jump from 3% of female enlistees to 9.5%, but barriers remain
By
Michael Blum
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