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Will Hamas place benches to help female IDF soldiers? Israel National News, Gil Ronen, March 11, 2017

IDF lowers standards after realizing women can’t keep up, provides benches to help climbing. Will Hamas do the same?

An IDF officers’ training base added benches to help female soldiers climb over walls during fitness exercises. The “unfair” fitness test was videotaped and shown on Channel 10 during the summer of 2016.

The Forum for IDF Strength explained, “The IDF discovered that women in combat units suffered many physiological injuries, failed the entrance tests and fitness routines, and fell behind during any strenuous physical activities.

“Therefore, we have adapted the training and courses, and lowered the bar to enable more women to participate.

“For example, during officer training, we reduced the entrance exam in navigation from 10-12 kilometers to six kilometers for women. Distance in a later exam was reduced from 18 kilometers to 10 kilometers for women. The way we measure effort in the course takes physical and navigational abilities into account, and adapts them according to gender.

“In this video, the women are running with one canteen and two magazines, and they climb over a wall using a bench. Men run with two canteens, five magazines, and must climb the wall without help. The maximum time given to men is seven minutes; the women have nine minutes.

“In the tests before they enter officer school, men’s and women’s abilities are measured differently. As a result, men who have higher abilities are not accepted to the course, and women take their places.”

Arutz Sheva asked the IDF if they have spoken to Hamas about adding benches near Gaza walls, to make it easier for women to climb over them during warfare and to prove their gender equality standards.

We will report on the IDF’s response when it arrives.

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