Two fighters who dropped out of a seaman's course threaten to petition the High Court if they are not allowed to try to pass the screenings to the unit • "There is no reason for the possibility to be blocked before us"
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Two fighters, Corporal Naomi Levy-Ashkenazi and Corporal Sapir Agiv, threaten to petition the High Court demanding that they differentiate into the Duvdevan elite unit. Sapir, a religious soldier, dropped out of a seamanship course and claims gender discrimination. Wins to undergo formation to the unit - and if found suitable, he will be able to start the route in it.
A letter of execution sent by her lawyer, Inor Bartenthal of Weinberger's office, states that a classified unit in its positions as a cherry unit accepts women for service - "but on the other hand, inexplicably, service in a similar to identical position in the IDF remains blocked for women."
In a Facebook post, Sapir wrote: "I still can not reconcile my mind and understand: if I was with boys up to that point, I faced the same challenges as them and successfully passed the same physical challenges they went through - there is no reason not to get the opportunity to move to an elite "Because I'm a girl."
Advocate Bartenthal noted that: "The IDF has not yet understood that there is no average woman just as there is no average man. The army's wrong choice to sort and assign personnel according to a gender reference group actually creates a glass ceiling for women."
The IDF spokesman said in response: "In accordance with the Chief of Staff's decision, from June 2020 a professional team headed by the Commander of the Land Arm will examine the possibility of integrating women into additional combat roles. "In which combat roles are currently integrated into women."