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International Women’s Day IDF style

International Women’s Day IDF style

In the late 1980s, when I first enlisted in the IDF, women in combat roles were virtually non-existent. They were relegated to support positions such...

yesterday 20

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Tal-Sarah the ‘Tankistit’ and the Fighting Females of the IDF

11.01.2026 70

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The night Colonel Kemp came to visit my IDF unit on Hannukah in Gaza

14.12.2025 60

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The uneven burden of Military service in Israel

09.07.2025 60

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IAF Female Fighter Pilots and Navigators participate in airstrike on Iran

16.06.2025 20

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The Incoming Israel Tourism Tsunami. This year in Jerusalem!

23.01.2025 10

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Hanukkah in Gaza

On that terrible day last October 7, when I dropped everything to reenlist in the IDF as a combat medic despite my (relatively) advanced age, I...

30.12.2024 8

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Fighting for My Children

People often ask me why I am still serving in Milluim (IDF reserves) fourteen months after the October 7 massacre.  I answer that I, together with...

16.12.2024 10

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