Israeli women won't see combat - Democratic Underground

Tom Yossarian Joad

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Mon Oct-20-03 12:27 AM
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Israeli women won't see combat

Edited on Mon Oct-20-03 12:38 AM by Billy_Pilgrim

JERUSALEM — Young women who are drafted into the Israeli military will be barred from most combat duties because of a medical study that has determined they are, after all, the weaker sex.

More... http://washingtontimes.com/world/20031020-122552-3754r.htm

On edit... From the headline, I guess women will be blindfolded?

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The_Casual_Observer

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Mon Oct-20-03 12:32 AM
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1. What's the big deal, they LIVE in a perpetual combat zone

and always will.

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Maple

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Mon Oct-20-03 12:36 AM
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2. That's hilarious

Women have always been in combat zones.

They're just usually the unarmed ones.

I see this custom continues today.

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Ellen Forradalom

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Mon Oct-20-03 12:43 AM
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3. To all the women who fought in previous Israeli wars...

you don't count.

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DoYouEverWonder

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Mon Oct-20-03 06:36 AM
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4. Israel hasn't sent women

to the front lines for a number of years now. During the seven day war in 60s, Israel had women fighters on the front lines. In the past, the Arabs would generally not put up much of a fight in battle and prefered to back off and wait for a better opportunity when the going got rough. However, when the women were out there, the Arabs would fight to the death because they would rather die than be humilated by a woman soldier. The Israelis soon stopped sending women into battle not because they weren't capable but because of how the Arabs reacted to them and that both sides suffered more casualties as a result.

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