In a hearing held today (Tuesday) in the High Court of Justice, chaired by Esther Hayut, it was decided to issue a condition reserved for the state, which will explain why it will not allow women to enlist in elite IDF units such as the 669th and the IDF. The order is a first step in favor of the petitioners towards the possibility of accepting the petition and instructing the IDF to recruit women to units. During the hearing, the justices criticized the IDF's position on the issue.
In the discussion that took place, state representatives were unable to explain why they delayed the opening of the possibility for women to be sorted into all positions and wait until the completion of the pilots for Unit 669 and Yahalam. The judges who sat in on the hearing made it difficult for state representatives on this issue and did not receive convincing answers. The judges announced at the end of the hearing that they would announce their decision.
Esther Hayut (Archive), Photo: Herzi Shapira
The Dvora Forum said: "In a hearing held today in court on a petition to open combat roles to women in the IDF, the state was unable to explain why it delayed opening the possibility of women to be sorted into all positions and wait until the end of the pilots for Unit 669 and Yahalam. The judges who sat in the hearing made it difficult for the state on this matter and did not receive convincing answers. The judges announced at the end of the hearing that they would announce their decision and we hope that a conditional order will be issued on the way to receiving the petition."
Col. (res.) Adv. Pnina Sharvit Baruch, a senior researcher at INSS and one of the founders of the Dvora Forum: "Today's hearing in the Supreme Court proved that the state does not really have answers to the question of why not open all positions and why not let women be sorted into all units – certainly units with identification and selection processes."
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