In the most recent attack, a shootout on the Israel-Egypt border left one Israeli soldier and three assailants dead. The military said the militants were heavily armed and wearing explosive belts when they crossed into Israeli territory and opened fire on soldiers guarding a team of workers who were building a border fence meant to protect against just such attacks.<\/p>\n
An Israeli forces spokeswoman said the troops quickly returned fire, killing the militants and preventing a major attack – a coup for the women and men of Caracal. The battalion fought on Friday alongside soldiers from Israel’s Artillery Corps. In line with its policy not to discuss troop deployment, the military declined to provide the battalion’s size.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Of course, proponents of women serving in US units in the same capacity will wave this banner incessantly, like they did for the female MP, CPT Linda Bray, who earned a Silver Star in Operation Just Cause. And although I don’t want to detract from this successful defense of Israel, it’s really only one operation and certainly not a measure by which we can judge all women in every combat situation, although that’s the way we’ll hear it from the people who think it’s absolutely necessary that we get more female soldiers killed in combat so they can be equal to the men in every possible way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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