Israel Military Chiefs Demand Bar Refaeli Advert Promoting The Country Is Banned As She Did Not Complete Compulsory Military Service -- Daily Mail
* Model chosen for campaign promoting Israel's technology and innovation
* Israel Defense Forces angered by use of Refaeli as country's 'representative'
* Refaeli did not complete the mandatory two years of military service
Israel military chiefs have called for model Bar Refaeli to be banned from a new campaign promoting the country because she did not complete her military service.
The Israel Defense Forces has written a letter to the country's Foreign Ministry opposing her appointment in the new advertising campaign.
The model did not complete military service after she married in 2007. She divorced soon afterwards.
It is compulsory for women to do two years of service in the armed forces unless they have specific exemptions including being married or pregnant.
Men have to complete three years of service from the age of 18.
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My Comment: She has more followers on her Instagram account than most (if not all) of Israel's newspapers. I would make an exception in her case.
Update: Bar Refaeli's Israel Ad Reignites IDF Military Service Controversy -- Huffington Post
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