IDF buys time in a lawsuit brought by women who want to serve as tank crews by citing insufficient data and scheduling a second pilot
In a climate of political uncertainty and frozen budgets Chief of Staff Kochavi enacts his vision of a more nimble, more lethal IDF
It is time to say goodbye to the unique nature of the famed reconnaissance platoons of the IDF infantry brigades as they start training together in a soon to be built dedicated facility
The Zionist movement has created a unique warrior myth that is implemented in everyday practice to this very day
As the IDF General Staff orders inspections of all major bases, results are not always what they should be
The debate around the integration of IDF female personnel in combat roles that require close contact with the enemy is reignited as part of the larger discussion of border defense
Israel was founded by a secular nationalist movement on secular nationalist principles and it must remain a secular nationalist state
Israeli military cancels all weekend passes for northern border personnel
Golani warriors fail to immediately engage enemy, suffer wounds, get reassigned to non-combat duty
Israeli women serve in Israel’s armed forces with distinction and their contribution is critical to the IDF’s mission. What they don’t do is serve in roles where they would need to close with the enemy and kill or be killed.