Benzi Gopstein צילום: אלירן אהרון
Two weeks in the past a female soldier at the Michve Alon base wrote to Benzi Gopstein, chairman of the LEHAVA organization, that she and other female troopers had been experiencing ongoing harassment from fellow troopers. "I'm afraid to walk my base for worry of my lifestyles. today, they pulled my female friend's hand and advised her 'we will now not let go of you unless you provide me your number.' here is all carrying on with as if general."
"I don't understand why the IDF, which should still be a secure region, has became into my enemy and the enemy of all of the ladies," wrote the soldier, apart from different surprising descriptions of the condition.
within the wake of Gopstein's publishing the soldier's feedback on his facebook web page, greater complaints got here in about identical harassment incidents at the base.
Gopstein grew to become to Deputy defense Minister, Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan to urgently focus on the circumstance. The minister's workplace spoke of that after reviewing the complaint, "It became clear that the soldier in question become no longer performing based on the norms and values anticipated of an IDF soldier and become harming an extra soldier. After investigation, the soldier changed into tried in a disciplinary hearing for his habits."
in the wake of the response, Gopstein talked about, "I'm chuffed for the quick dealing with of the remember with the aid of Rabbi Eli-Dahan. sadly, the soldier became best warned and not punished in any significant method. I predict IDF commanders to give protection to the daughters of Israel and cope with any issues involving harassment of ladies both as troopers and as Jews. This incident as soon as once again highlights the need for a separation of genders in the military."
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