Women Soldiers in War Rooms on the Gaza Front

A Study of October 7th

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Saviona Rotlevy Lecturer, Tel-Aviv University, Israel savionar@gmail.com

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They taught us not to ask the “good” questions. “You were asking a ‘bad question,’” I have often been told. What is a “bad” question? It is equivalent to the saying “it is more complex than you think.” They taught us not to ask what seems the most obvious to ask. For instance, why on TV, do they show war and all you see there is men [in uniform]? Why, is this war not ours as well?

—Daphna Golan-Agnon, Next Year in Jerusalem

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SAVIONA ROTLEVY is a retired Judge in Israel. She was the Chairperson of the Public Committee for the implementation of the UNCRC in Israeli legislation. Her expertise is in family law, criminal law, children and youth rights, human rights and Gender. She taught at Tel-Aviv University a course about the reflection of children's rights in Art and Literature. Email: savionar@gmail.com

AYELET HAREL is a Professor of Political Science in Ben-Gurion University's Conflict Management and Resolution Program, and the Department of Politics and Government. Her research is located at the intersection of Politics, Conflict Studies and Feminist International Relations. Email: ayeleths@bgu.ac.il

SHIR DAPHNA-TEKOAH is an Associate Professor, serves as the Dean of the Faculty of Social Work at Ashkelon Academic College. In her academic role, she teaches and conducts research on trauma, including combat trauma, and the healthcare system. Her academic interests encompass trauma, women combatants, health, violence, and gender. Email: shir.dt@gmail.com

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