After the Hesder Yeshiva Boycott: Zamir Issues Unusual Message

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IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir responded for the first time to protests by hesder yeshiva heads over the integration of women into the Armored Corps. He said the IDF would continue integrating all populations while preserving necessary balances, as 25 hesder yeshivas now say their students will not serve in the Armored Corps. The dispute follows a pilot program to place women in combat roles in the Armored Corps and a High Court ruling on mixed combat units.

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After the Hesder Yeshiva Boycott: Zamir Issues Unusual Message

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