Judah Ari Gross is the military correspondent for the Times of Israel.
“The IDF remains above all disagreements, its commanders and infantrymen take political positions and explicit perspectives on questionable social issues,” Kohavi said.
The Netzah Yehuda Battalion was established in 1999 so that the ultra-Orthodox and other devoted infantrymen could serve without feeling that their ideals were compromised. Soldiers do not interact with female troops to the same extent as other groups of army workers and have more time for prayer and devoted study.