IDF sees record number of Israeli Arab conscripts
The 1,000 new soldiers from Israel s largest minority is more than double that of recent years, with Arab troops serving in combat roles in prominent brigades; army says it has also had inquiries from Syria and Lebanon
Yoav Zitun |
Published: 01.03.21 , 19:30
More than 1,000 Israeli Arabs have volunteered to serve in the IDF as conscripts or reservists in the past year, and most after the coronavirus crisis began in March, the military s Manpower Directorate said Sunday.
The number of conscripts from the Arab sector is more than twice that of previous years, and includes Muslims from areas such as Taibe, Qalansuwa and East Jerusalem, Bedouin from the Galilee and Christian Arabs from the north.
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