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Top Rabbi Backs IDF Soldiers Who Refused Orders Over Modesty Concerns
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First reported by Walla · 6 days ago
What happened
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed of Beit El yeshiva defended IDF soldiers who faced punishment for refusing to board an APC with a female paramedic, stating they acted correctly according to Jewish law. He urged the IDF to accommodate religious observance and train male paramedics to avoid such conflicts.
- 01Top rabbi supports soldiers disciplined for modesty refusal.
- 02Soldiers acted correctly according to Jewish law, rabbi says.
- 03Refusal did not harm military discipline, according to rabbi.
- 04Rabbi urges IDF to train male paramedics.
- 05Religious observance strengthens the army, rabbi claims.
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