IDF chief upholds appointment of military rabbi

IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot upholds the appointment of Rabbi Col. Eyal Karim to head the military rabbinate.

Karim has been criticized for several days for various past remarks, including that women’s enlistment is “entirely forbidden” and a statement from over a decade ago that appeared to imply that rape during wartime could be justified.

Col. Eyal Karim on April 21, 2016 (Diana Khananashvili/Defense Ministry)
Col. Eyal Karim on April 21, 2016 (Diana Khananashvili/Defense Ministry)

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