Naftali Bennett first admitted his reluctance to allow female soldiers in intense combat units but backtracked when he saw the bravery exhibited by these female soldiers.
Women will be subject to height, weight, and strength requirements that will likely prove impossible for them to meet, save for a tiny fraction of the population.
IDF gearing up to create female-only combat units to accommodate religious Jewish women; leading Religious Zionist rabbi opposed to women in combat roles.
Her role entails maintaining the president’s ties with the security establishment, briefing him on security matters and handling his meetings on security-related matters.
Ben Sheetreet, perhaps the least competent warden in the history of the country, took no responsibility for the escape of six terrorists under his watch and instead claimed female guards were pimped before his time.
Recent changes to the IDF in the name of gender equality – most recently, its first all-female tank crew, including a female commander, stationed on the Egyptian border – faces heavy opposition.
Feminist groups in Israel sent a letter of protest to the IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi after Israel's military cancelled plans to permit female soldiers into the Armored Corps.
Some IDF combat units that were comprised of men only are now boasting a majority of women, part of a larger process occurring throughout the Israeli military.