ISRAEL BEIT HORON GRADUATES TO FORM ALL WOMEN COMBAT UNIT

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(23 May 1996) English/Nat • • Israel has it's first women-only combat unit since 1948. • • The 25 graduates of the Beit Horon training camp belong to a paramilitary unit of the national police. • • The women will perform all the same tasks as the men, except for patrolling the West Bank, where the border police shares responsibilities with the Israeli army. • • The latest group of women to join Israel's combat forces celebrated the end of their three-month basic training course atBeit Horon training camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. • • In crisp green uniforms, the women marched to a police band, demonstrating the rifle drills learned alongside their male counterparts. • • The graduates belong to the border police, a paramilitary unit of the national police. • • The women will perform all the same tasks as the men, except for • • patrolling the West Bank, where the border police shares responsibilities with the army in dealing with the Palestinians. • • SOUND BITE: Its an inspiration because girls are finally what guys are, were equal. Now they are giving us a chance and now they see we succeeded. • • SUPER CAPTION: Yifat Libah • The Israeli army banned women from combat after its independence war, citing instances of rape during combat, and the police is a starting option. • • The women said they won't stop at merely qualifying for combat, and some hoped to become officers. Serving in combat units opens numerous doors to senior positions • in both military and civilian occupations, opportunities denied women until now. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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