women in combat – 4.11.24

One of the criticism of Israeli society has always been that our glass ceiling is more impenetrable that the US because the connections men make in the army facing difficult situations together creates a society that keeps the other out, that men make all their decisions through relationships with men. 

Well now women are involved in combat positions.  Partly because of the number of women who were mutilated, raped and killed on October 7, partly because of the way their advice was ignored before October 7, partly because there aren’t enough men in the army now.  

It isn’t an accomplishment.  It’s a necessity.