Article: Second class in the Israeli military; women are fighting for equality in the ranks.

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U.S. News & World Report
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May 22, 1995
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In the blazing sun at Sayarim military base in Israel's Negev desert, more than a dozen young women are perched on top of M60A1 and Merkava-II tanks, cleaning the batteries, filling the gas tanks and lubricating the gears. They are instructors for the hundreds of Israeli men who will fill the ranks of Israel's armored corps. They will teach them how to drive a tank, load and fire its guns, fix the engine and put out a fire. But they can't carry out these duties on the battlefield. By law, Israeli women are barred from combat.

Yet today, Israeli women look to the military not only as the guarantor of the nation's survival but also as an instrument to career ...

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