IDF Women
National-religious men overrepresented in IDF reserves as haredim stay absent, IDI analysis finds
National-Religious men were found to have increased in service substantially from the start of the war until 2025, while the participation of secular men decreased the most of any group.
In Air Force first, IDF promotes woman to brigadier-general, appoints her Washington attaché
‘We're lone soldiers, but we're not lonely’: How the IDF supports fighters without families
Several haredi rabbis protesting women in IDF tank units skip meeting with IDF chief Zamir
Equality NGO Forum Dvorah slams hesder yeshivot boycott over women's integration in tank units
Forum Dvorah, an Israeli women's rights NGO, criticized hesder yeshivot for boycotting the IDF Armored Corps over a pilot program involving women tank units.
Editor's Notes: High Court ruling on women in tanks deepens religious divide in IDF - comment
Women who made history in tanks on Oct. 7 fought in all-female crews. Both camps in the Armored Corps dispute should be claiming that morning as a victory. Instead, both pretend it never happened.
Tel Aviv Museum of Art gives voice to the female observers of Oct. 7
Ten testimonies were on display. There was no archival footage, no maps, no recreations – just faces. And yet the cumulative effect of an hour in that room was something closer to a reckoning.
Under the radar: The program bringing ultra-Orthodox women into the IDF
Haredi women assist other like-minded women in joining the military, with exciting new avenues of exploration, and without compromising their way of life
Captain Ella trades desk for the field as IDF's new Arab spokesperson
Lt. Col. Ella Waweya, aka ‘Captain Ella,’ was recently named as the next army spokesperson for the Arab world
Women's integration into IDF 'disaster': Rabbis send letter to Netanyahu demanding intervention
The letter came in response to the military’s new program, which would include women in the Armored Corps. It was written by leading rabbis in the religious Zionist sector.
Smotrich doubles down on refusal to enlist daughter, claims IDF is 'no place for women'
In an interview, Smotrich also addressed his comments on crime rates in Arab communities, saying, "There is a culture of murder, killing, and jihad in Arab society."
Finance Minister Smotrich says he won't educate his daughter to enlist in the IDF
The statement, made during a Religious Zionist Party Knesset press conference, comes as the government fast-tracks a haredi conscription bill.
Supermajority of Israeli Arabs support re-establishing Joint List for Knesset elections, poll shows
A new poll by ArPanel reveals strong backing among Israeli Arabs for a unified Joint List, with 82% in favor and a clear preference for new candidates in the upcoming Knesset election.
A new IDF face in Arabic exposes tensions in the Arab world - opinion
Who is expected to replace Col. Avichay Adraee? His deputy, Maj. Ella Wawiya, known in the Arab world as “Captain Ella.”
