Female israeli soldiers

In Syria, Israel’s female field intelligence soldiers power the IDF's covert operations

MILITARY AFFAIRS: With Iran actions spiking, pressure from US to withdraw and reduce activities, the ‘Post’ visits female field intel soldiers who say they're operating in Syria to keep Israel safe.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
BATTALION 595 intelligence collection soldiers ‘N.’ (left) and ‘R.’ during field operations. The two talked to the ‘Post’ of the challenges of clandestine surveillance missions in Syria, where remaining undetected and maintaining close coordination can be critical to their safety.
St.-Sgt. Agam Naim.

How a playwright transformed a sister’s loss into art for children

By translating her family’s private pain into a universal fable, Yuval Naim hopes to give children the tools to understand their own emotional worlds.

|ByILANA STUTLAND
The IDF appointed the first-ever female missile boat commander, Lt.-Cmdr. "R."

Israel Navy's first female corvette commander expected to earn further promotions - exclusive

Lieutenant-Commander "R" broke the glass ceiling in February when she became the first female missile boat chief, but is expected to break more in the future after excelling in the role.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Staff Sergeant Oren Metzuyanim, a 21-year-old lone soldier at the main rehearsal of the 78th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 19, 2026.

‘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.”

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Female recruits petition Supreme Court to let them serve in Armored Corps

Or Abramson and Maayan Halberstadt claim military is violating their rights by not allowing them to serve in tanks.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Female infantry soldiers of the Caracal Battalion carry a comrade on a stretcher during a 23-kilometer march marking the end of their training

Grandfather to IDF: Make prayer for soldiers' welfare for females, too

Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel David Lau told the grandfather that his request would be evaluated by the Chief Rabbinate.

JULY 15, 2019ByBENJY SINGER
Israeli soldiers rest during a training session in Ben Shemen forest, near the city of Modi'in May 23, 2016.

What it's like to be an Israeli female combat soldier? - Photographer's Notebook

I was curious to see what the women actually did during their service, how happy they were with their choices, what motivated them, etc.

MAY 29, 2019ByJOSEFIN DOLSTEN/JTA
A female Israeli soldier takes part in a training session in Krav Maga at a military base in the Golan Heights, March 1, 2017

First six female recruits enlist to serve on Navy's new Sa'ar 6 missile ships

The soldiers will serve on the Sa'ar 5 until the INS Magen becomes operational in 2019.

NOVEMBER 28, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
The six female recruits who with serve aboard the Sa'ar missile ship

Double whammy: Female IDF officer downs Syrian jet and drone

Cpt. Or Na'aman, commander of the Patriot battery of the 138th battalion, also commanded interception of Syrian drone two weeks ago

JULY 25, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Cpt. Or Na'aman, commander of the Patriot battery of the 138th battalion, also commanded interception of Syrian drone two weeks ago. Wednesday, 25 2018

IDF opens new track for religious women in Cyber Defense Directorate

The first all-female class of 23 students began September 1rst. They will enlist in IDF in June 2019.

OCTOBER 3, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Female IDF soldier in the J6/C4I Cyber Defense Directorate.

1 in 6 female soldiers report sexual harassment in IDF

The majority of female soldiers who reported being sexually harassed said they had been harassed more than once during their service.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Israeli soldiers of Caracal battalion

Hands off women conscripts

Just this past week activists posted a large billboard- looking ad alongside the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway, which claims that Israel is stronger without mixed units.

AUGUST 8, 2017ByJPOST EDITORIAL
IDF female soldiers training

Liberman praises IDF service by religious women, pans Orthodox dodgers

Israeli defense ministers says practice of permanent Torah study by Orthodox Jews at expense of army service, employment reflects "fake reality."

MAY 30, 2017ByJEREMY SHARON
CARACAL BATTALION soldiers march in the Negev in 2014.

Why must women choose between feminism and Zionism, but not any other ‘ism’?

There are many countries and movements throughout the world that treat women as second-class citizens. Israel is not among them.

MARCH 20, 2017ByALAN DERSHOWITZ
‘AS THE only democracy in the Middle East, Israel’s legal guarantee of rights has meant that women play crucial roles in all aspects of Israeli society.’ Gold Meir during the 1973 war.