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Kobi Shabtai, commander of the Border Police, on September 28, 2017 (Moshe Shai/Flash90) Currently, most positions in the military are open to both men and women, save for infantry brigades, armored brigades, submarines, certain elite reconnaissance units, and a small number of other positions. There are also fully integrated mixed-gender combat units such as the Caracal and Bardelas battalions, which are tasked with protecting Israel’s border with Egypt and Jordan, respectively, as well as artillery and search-and-rescue units, which are considered light infantry. The increase in the numbe...

Follow Mar. 3, 2021 The Israel Defense Forces chief rabbi participated in Monday’s meeting of an army task force on integrating women into combat roles, despite the army’s promise that religious considerations wouldn’t influence the panel. The other invitees were surprised to see Rabbi Eyal Karim at the meeting, since he hadn’t been on the list they were sent detailing the task force’s members. Another religious Zionist rabbi also attended the meeting, and several other rabbis have been invited to present their views at subsequent meetings. Zionism’s tragic mistake, according to o...

Play audio 1XChange playback rate from 1 to 1 Mute audio Two demonstrators were arrested and three policemen were lightly injured. The commander of the army’s Ground Forces Command, Maj. Gen. Yoel Strick, passed the area in his car and the demonstrators blocked the road and wouldn’t let the car pass. He was seen holding his pistol but he did not point it at anyone. Riot police in the area cleared a path for his vehicle. Chief of General Staff Aviv Kochavi’s office issued a statement saying he “unequivocally condemned the wild and unbridled behavior toward the Ground Forces commander t...

0 shares More from Netanyahu: The prime minister says he spoke with the heads of “several of the largest vaccine manufacturers in the world” about securing more vaccines. He does not give details on what was discussed, but says he believes “Israel can definitely be one of the first countries to emerge from the coronavirus crisis.” He also says the pharma chiefs are “very optimistic that the vaccines will be effective” for the new strain of coronavirus that has spread through the UK and will likely reach other parts of the world. He notes several more days are required in ord...

0 shares Tunisia’s Foreign Ministry says in a statement it has no intention of normalizing relations with Israel, no matter what else happens in the international arena, Reuters reports. The statement is issued as another North African nation, Morocco, signs agreements with Israeli officials to re-establish ties in the capital Rabat. I'm proud to work at The Times of Israel I’ll tell you the truth: Life here in Israel isn’t always easy. But it's full of beauty and meaning. I'm proud to work at The Times of Israel alongside colleagues who pour their hearts into their work da...