Israel women in combat

From harlots to heroines: October 7 opens new chapter for women soldiers in Israeli cinema

Stories of women on the frontline on October 7 are opening a new chapter on female soldiers in Israeli cinema.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Swell Ariel Or, one of the stars of the upcoming movie ‘Tankistas,’ in the 2023 film ‘Kissufim.’
In Israel, even as more women take on combat roles, their uniforms – and their equipment – remain very much designed for men, despite obvious differences in height, weight, and build.

As women join IDF combat units, military kit must be redesigned to fit them - opinion

For most of modern history, military uniforms have been built around the male body, as more women join combat units, it’s time for a redesign.

|ByANDREW FOX
After months of serving in Lebanon and Gaza, combat medic Mika Oz said she began suffering hypervigilance and irritability.

Female IDF soldiers' trauma overlooked despite historic mobilization: 'We need to be seen'

Even though this war saw the largest mobilization of women since Israel’s creation, the emotional impact on female soldiers is disturbingly absent from the narrative.

|ByJEHUDIT WEINBERGER BASHA
'Women on the front.' Lital Leshem and Lee Moser raised $150 million to investment in Israeli defense tech.

A new era for The Jerusalem Report - from the editor

From women in combat to shifts in the haredi world, this issue is all about change – starting with us.

|ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH

IDF Manpower head: Not all combat positions suitable for women

A record breaking 1,000 women drafted into combat positions this summer

JANUARY 30, 2019ByANNA AHRONHEIM
IDF Caracal soldier

Meet the women of the IDF who are tipping the scales of the old boys club

Three senior female officers in the Home Front Command’s Medical Department spoke to the ‘Post.’

OCTOBER 16, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Lt.-Col. Merav Shavi-Sultan

Record number of women volunteer for combat units

The number has more than doubled in three years.

AUGUST 9, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Female soldiers in an IDF artillery unit distribute weapons to their unit.

Amid social change, can the IDF remain the 'People’s Army?'

A round-table discussion with Prof. Yuval Shany, Maj.-Gen. Orna Barbivai and Prof. Amichai Cohen.

MARCH 24, 2018ByARIEH O’SULLIVAN
Soldiers from the Nahal Haredi unit, the ultra-Orthodox battalion in the Israel Defense Forces

Petition calls on gov't to fire rabbis who object to women in combat roles

Video released by Female Combatants Forum calls on rabbis to apologize or be fired.

MARCH 11, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Female combat soldiers in the mixed-gender Caracal Battalion train in urban warfare.

Four female soldiers heading to Armored Corps’ officer training

The soldiers are part of a pilot program by the IDF to integrate women into the corps.

FEBRUARY 27, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Israeli female soldiers walk in front of a tank during an exercise at the end of their tank instructors course at Shizafon base

Co-ed army service in Israel

It’s time for the people’s army to listen to the voice of the people, and not just to the voice of extremists.

FEBRUARY 22, 2018ByIDIT SHAFRAN GITTLEMAN
Women in the IDF

Eisenkot: Women will not serve in Golani or Paratroopers under my watch

IDF Chief of Staff says there is a limit to integrating women into army's frontline units.

FEBRUARY 5, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Female soldier, Lotem Stapleton, a physical education officer, demonstrates a move during a training session in Krav Maga, an Israeli self-defense technique, at a military base in the Golan Heights March 1, 2017.

Israel Air Force appoints first woman to lead aviation squadron

Another woman appointed to lead operational command and control unit.

JANUARY 17, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Israel Air Force planes fly over Tel Aviv.

Israeli Air Force encourages more women to join pilots course

“A plane doesn’t care if it’s a woman or a man flying it. The Air Force wants the best of the best."

DECEMBER 20, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
A female air force pilot at the Hatzor base