Spanning Fields, Spanning Commands
06 March 2011 , 13:01
Meet the IDF's young soldiers, women working hard to pave the way for the army and proving to themselves what they are capable of everyday
Meet the IDF's young soldiers, women working hard to pave the way for the army and proving to themselves what they are capable of everyday. Archive photo: IDF Spokesperson
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Meet the IDF's young soldiers, women working hard to pave the way for the army and proving to themselves what they are capable of everyday


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Lt. Shulamit Polster works as a company commander of new immigrants who learn to adapt to the IDF and Israeli lifestyle in the past having worked with men from difficult backgrounds 

Estelle Tabenkin, whose great-grandfather was a major Zionist leader, immigrated from Canada to serve in an IDF combat unit

Lt. Tamar Bartokan Bokia fights for the law in Judea and Samaria's military courtroom, representing the IDF in cases ranging from Molotov Cocktail throwing to ones about senior Hamas officials 

A female immigrant soldier who volunteered to enlist in the IDF was sworn in as a Search and Rescue team commander 

Lt. Linui Ben Shushan from the Field Intelligence Corps received the President’s Award for Excellence for her role in thwarting terrorist attacks

Cpl. Elinor Joseph, the first female Arab combat soldier in the IDF,“This will always be my home”

Corp. Noy Berkovich who serves in the Military Police Corps tells of a childhood where suicide bombs were part of daily life and an army service where this reality is at the helm

Despite hesitation to give women the position of electrician, today as many as 80% of soldiers in the southern region’s Ordnance Supply Unit are women, they know their job

Lone Soldier Corp. Tamar Goren wasn’t sure if joining the IDF was the right path for her. Today she is a Marksmanship Instructor teaching soldiers about humanity in their jobs