Israel has been fighting Iran lately. Who is winning? Of course, it depends on who you ask (if there is still a clear answer to this type of question nowadays). One way or another, the consensus in Israel is that Iran is on the losing side. However, in a certain sense – Iran is definitely winning. Here is a partial collection of news from the last few weeks, which will clarify how:

April 28 – Dozens of rabbis ruled that religious male soldiers cannot serve in a combat unit alongside women (Here)

April 26 – Female soldiers were separated into a separate class from male soldiers in an army commanders’ course (Here)

April 23 – Female soldier sent to prison for covering herself with a blanket shared with a male soldier in front of the television (Here)

April 19 – Female fighters were prohibited from entering a post with male ultra-Orthodox religious soldiers, so operational activity was canceled for that day (Here)

April 18 – In very hot weather, female soldiers were forced to run in the Jerusalem Marathon in long pants, while the male soldiers were not (Here)

April 17 – Several female soldiers, upon their release from the army, received heavy fines for wearing short shirts and jeans (Here)

April 14 – Several soldiers had a BBQ for themselves on the Sabbath and were sentenced to prison (Here)

April 10 – The Military Rabbinate Distributed “Passover Haggadah” to soldiers, with poems about soldiers shooting vs. women doing their hair (Here)

March 29 – Female soldiers on duty received a notice that their personal belongings would be checked for products that were not kosher for Passover (Here)

March 17 – Dozens of rabbis signed a public letter against combining female soldiers with male soldiers in combat vehicles (Here)