IDF Women
Only clear rules, command chain, can let IDF avoid internal conflict due to religion - editorial
The IDF's reality, where it wants both women and religious men serving together, demands clear rules, common sense, and commanders who know the soldiers they lead.
Givati situation must teach IDF it has no time for diversions by religion, egalitarianism - comment
Tensions rise in Givati unit after religious soldiers refuse mission involving female medic
National-religious men overrepresented in IDF reserves as haredim stay absent, IDI analysis finds
In Air Force first, IDF promotes woman to brigadier-general, appoints her Washington attaché
Col. 'G.,' whose full identity remains classified, commanded the Uvda Air Force base since May 2024 and had already broken new ground as the first female base chief in air force history.
‘We're lone soldiers, but we're not lonely’: How the IDF supports fighters without families
“Olim (immigrant) soldiers who come from abroad to Israel do it purely out of a sense of Zionism and because they really want to take part in helping Israel and helping the IDF.”
Several haredi rabbis protesting women in IDF tank units skip meeting with IDF chief Zamir
While several prominent Hesder Yeshivot rabbis were present, The Jerusalem Post has learned that rabbis from one-third of Hesder Yeshivot who have announced a boycott of the move were not.
Equality NGO Forum Dvorah slams hesder yeshivot boycott over women's integration in tank units
Forum Dvorah, an Israeli women's rights NGO, criticized hesder yeshivot for boycotting the IDF Armored Corps over a pilot program involving women tank units.
Editor's Notes: High Court ruling on women in tanks deepens religious divide in IDF - comment
Women who made history in tanks on Oct. 7 fought in all-female crews. Both camps in the Armored Corps dispute should be claiming that morning as a victory. Instead, both pretend it never happened.
Tel Aviv Museum of Art gives voice to the female observers of Oct. 7
Ten testimonies were on display. There was no archival footage, no maps, no recreations – just faces. And yet the cumulative effect of an hour in that room was something closer to a reckoning.
Under the radar: The program bringing ultra-Orthodox women into the IDF
Haredi women assist other like-minded women in joining the military, with exciting new avenues of exploration, and without compromising their way of life
Captain Ella trades desk for the field as IDF's new Arab spokesperson
Lt. Col. Ella Waweya, aka ‘Captain Ella,’ was recently named as the next army spokesperson for the Arab world
Women's integration into IDF 'disaster': Rabbis send letter to Netanyahu demanding intervention
The letter came in response to the military’s new program, which would include women in the Armored Corps. It was written by leading rabbis in the religious Zionist sector.
Smotrich doubles down on refusal to enlist daughter, claims IDF is 'no place for women'
In an interview, Smotrich also addressed his comments on crime rates in Arab communities, saying, "There is a culture of murder, killing, and jihad in Arab society."
