Originally Posted by
nonpareil
The I.D.F. (Israel Defence Forces) have conscripted women from the early days of the Israeli state and have had them in combat roles from early on....due to their relatively small population and perceived large number of antagonistic states surrounding them.
I think Orthodox Jews are allowed to opt out of this conscription, which I always found a little bizarre. ...thinking that they should be even more exercised about defending their homeland, but it may be a factor of their political clout.
The Americans only allowed women in combat roles a few years ago.
Yup, some of the most fanatical jews and the first to shy away from service, that seems to be universal, be it the Hasdidic jews in Israel or the heads of Mega rich American companies
Scumbags the lot of them
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