Girls of the IDF The wars of Israel* are part of the Arab-Israeli conflict, which started before the State's establishment as conflict between Jews and Arabs in Palestine and developed into a conflict between Israel, the Arab states and the Palestinians. The wars of Israel are: 1948 Arab-Israeli War (see also: 1949 Armistice Agreements) 1956 Suez War also known as "Operation Kadesh". 1967 Six-Day War. 1970 War of Attrition. 1973 Yom Kippur War. 1982 Lebanon War also known as "Operation Peace of the Galilee". 1987-1990 First Intifada. 1990/1 Gulf War. al-Aqsa Intifada, and now the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.
[ From 1950-66, Israel spent an average 9% of its GDP on defense. This has risen to about 21.5% today. Contrast this with the United States, which spends about 4% of its GDP on the military. This enormous burden for Israel exists because several of its neighbors want it dead, gone, annihilated, driven to the sea, from its very birth in 1947 until today.
One consequence of Israel’s military need is that it conscripts females. These are the girls of the IDF, and they’re hot. Not just because they are like any female teenagers in the world, but also because they are dangerous, yet full of hope and life, smiling in the face of horror. Following their active service, women, like men, in combat roles, serve one month annual reserve duty. Apart from the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, when manpower shortages saw many of them active in ground battles, women have been barred from combat, serving instead in support roles. But after a landmark 1994 High Court appeal by Alice Miller, a Jewish immigrant from South Africa, the Air Force was ordered to open its pilot training to women. Miller failed the entrance exams, but since her initiative, many additional combat roles were opened. As of 2005, women are allowed to serve in 83% of all positions in the military, including Shipboard Navy Service (except submarines), and Artillery. Combat roles are voluntary for women. As of 2002, 33% of lower rank Officers are women, 21% of Captains and Majors, but only 3% of the most senior ranks. 450 women currently serve in combat units of Israel's security forces, primarily in the Border Police. The first female fighter pilot received her wings in 2001. I personally knew several of the girls from the IDF, and, yes, a few I knew very well, two in particular, Amalia and Iki. Amalia was from Bat Yam, and Iki came from a kibbutz. Amalia was a schoolteacher, and Iki a gym owner and fitness instructor. They both were sweet and innocent, like many of the girls from the IDF. They loved people and life, their families, and friends. They had nothing against Arabs, except they didn’t understand why the Arabs hated them. They wanted only one thing, to live their lives in peace. They spent most of their waking moments enjoying life, not thinking of war. I was in the Middle East until 1988. The period from 1978 to 1988 was a golden age for Israel, being the time of peace with Egypt. But just as I was leaving, the Intifada was starting. Since then, despite all the good-faith efforts of the Israelis giving back legally conquered lands, their neighbors continue to attack them. It is one of the worst times for Israel right now, with missiles raining on their cities and the world hating them. Yet life goes on. When I see the pictures of these women, there is something wonderful about them, and yet strangely odd, like, these young people shouldn’t have to be doing this. Yet, the girls from the IDF remain smiling, laughing, full of the joy of life, and yes, some of the hottest females on the planet. Protect me baby.
For more girls from the IDF, see this Flicker site. (*Wikipedia is always my source unless indicated.) This Post’s Technorati Tags: Israel, IDF, Israeli female soldiers, Israeli wars, Arab-Israeli conflict, Palestine, Intifida, truth Support this site! Join me in the war on error, in the fight for truth, justice, and the American way! This article is found at permalink http://truthrock.blogspot.com/2006/08/girls-of-idf.html Wanna swap links? It’ll help us both. Truth—The No Spin Politically Incorrect Zone This article is found at permalink http://truthrock.blogspot.com/2006/08/girls-of-idf.html Wanna swap links? It’ll help us both. Truth—The No Spin Politically Incorrect Zone
Disclaimer: All information on this site is provided for informational purposes only! By no means is any
information presented herein intended to substitute for the advice provided to you by any health care or other professional
or organization.
