Women in the Israeli army generally don't get positions that require them to fight on the front line. This summer, Oshrat Bachar will become the first woman to lead an Israeli Defense Force combat battalion. She has been put in charge of the Field Intelligence Battalion 727, or Eitam. She will lead this battalion to the border of Israel and Egypt to protect against terrorist activity that began two years ago when the battalion was founded.
This is a great thing to hear about considering that women are not able to fight on the battle fronts. Not only is a woman on the front line, but she is the leader of the battalion. This is a huge achievement and can possibly lead to many more women being accepted to fight for Israel.
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