Two women take IDF to court for excluding women from combat roles

10 September 2019, 2:46 pm

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Two prospective young IDF recruits are dragging the army to the High Court of Justice over its refusal to draft women as combat troops in the Armored Corps.

Or Avramson and Ma’ayan Halberstat, both 19, file the petition today against the army and Defense Ministry ahead of their slated draft in March 2020.

In their petition, the two note that the IDF experimented with a coed tank unit, and concluded in June 2018 that the experiment was a success. Women have served as combat instructors in the corps since 1976, they note, suggesting that the only factor preventing their service in combat roles is their gender.