Chief Rabbi urges IDF, Katz to reverse punishment of religious soldiers in female medic dispute
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Source: The Jerusalem Post
Published: 2026-09-03 16:34 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Religion, Middle East, Military & Defence, World News
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Chief Rabbi of Israel Kalman Meir Ber called on Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on Wednesday to reconsider the punishment of religious soldiers from the Givati Brigade’s Rotem Battalion who refused to board a Namer armored personnel carrier with a female paramedic during an operational mission in the Gaza Strip.
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