Rabbi Ohad Taharlev is more convinced than ever that women can and should integrate into the IDF's combat formation. "We are in an era of mitzvah war and everyone should contribute as much as they can, including women in my midst," he says.
The head of the Tzali training school, which prepares girls for conscription, Rabbi Michal Negan, even joined a petition to the High Court last June, which sought to prevent the integration of female fighters.