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A new IDF combat platoon lets religious women join the fight while keeping the faith

About two years ago, when Adva Bucholtz, 19, started weighing her post-high school options, she was less likely than many of her religious peers to allow the fine print of Orthodox strictures to get ...
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As IDF calls up 60,000 reservists, Israel wrestles with motivation, service, and sacrifice

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Israeli soldiers stand atop military vehicles as seen from the Israeli side of the Gaza border, August 18, 2025 (photo credit: ...
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“Women of the IDF” Now Streaming

Reality Series Showcasing the Personal and Professional Lives of Young Women Serving in the Israeli Defense Forces Available Free with Ads on Tubi and for Paid Viewing on Amazon Prime This unscripted ...
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Women Make Up 50% of IDF Air Defense Combat Soldiers During Operation Roaring Lion

According to the data, women account for about 21.2% of the IDF’s combat personnel, a sharp rise from 7.2% in 2015. The figures represent what the military described as “a threefold increase in the ...
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Orthodox Jewish women make history in special Israeli combat unit

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Over the years, many of the young Orthodox women studying at the Midreshet Lindenbaum seminary yearned to join a combat unit in the Israeli army but knew that staying religiously ...