About 350 of them chose combat units, according to Ohr Torah Stone, which said the figures were based on IDF data. Those figures are up from 2017, when about 2,700 Orthodox women, or 34% of their ...
He told The Jerusalem Post: “For 26 years, Ohr Torah Stone’s Midreshet Lindenbaum has fully supported religious women in non-combat IDF roles, providing them with spiritual and halakhic ...
Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, mandated that physical fitness requirements for combat jobs be “sex-neutral,” a move ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the military to develop 'sex-neutral' physical fitness standards for combat roles.
a unique initiative offering a range of emotional support services for wives of reservist combat soldiers; and Women in Tech Israel, an organization that strengthens the Israeli female technology ...
Women soldiers play an important role in the Israeli army, a fact that is particularly ... purpose of incorporating women in service into combat units and today two thirds of its members are ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo Monday ordering men and women to meet the same physical fitness requirements if they want to serve in combat roles, saying the Pentagon had “allowed ...
There is a high demand for combat roles among women in the November-December 2023 draft (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) The past year has been one of the most challenging in Israel’s ...
Spurred by Oct. 7 and bolstered by shifting mores, an all-female force is taking shape within the army, complete with a ...