Wednesday, July 28, 2010

An Arab Woman Breaks A Barrier In The Israeli Military

Cpl. Elinor Joseph. Photo from Israel Matzav

First Female Arab Combat Soldier in IDF -- Arutz Sheva

Cpl. Elinor Joseph, a Christian Arab from Haifa, has completed an important stage of her combat training in the IDF's Karakal Battalion - notable in that she is the first Arab female combat soldier in IDF history.

Having grown up in a mixed Jewish-Arab neighborhood, she attended an Arab school and later to moved to an all-Arab neighborhood. Her father served in the IDF Paratroopers Unit, but she never thought she would enlist.

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